SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Tuesday announced 1,740 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 27 deaths.
Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 209,594 cases and 7,782 deaths.
In the last 24 hours, laboratories have reported 34,175 specimens for a total of 3,439,272. That makes the positivity rate for the last 24 hours was 5%; a slight increase from the 4.6% positivity rate in the 24 hours prior.
The seven-day statewide positivity rate rose slightly compared to Monday. On Monday, the positivity rate was 4.2%. On Tuesday, the rate is now at 4.3%.
As of Monday night, 1,510 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with the virus. 335 patients were in the ICU and 128 with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
More information and numbers on COVID-19 in the area can be found HERE.
