SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday reported 7,598 new and probable cases of COVID-19 and 76 additional deaths.
The IDPH said Illinois’ total number of coronavirus cases has reached 787,573, including 13,255 deaths.
Between Saturday and Sunday, labs reported 79,538 specimens for a total of 11,101,214. As of Saturday night, 5,160 people in Illinois were hospitalized with COVID-19. Of those, 1,103 patients were in the ICU and 643 patients were on ventilators.
The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of the total test from November 29 – December 5 is 10.1%.
A more comprehensive look at state and local COVID data is available HERE.
