SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Friday announced 2,149 new cases of COVID-19, including 20 additional deaths.
The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity rate continues to remain steady at 4.1%. In the last 24 hours, laboratories have reported 48,383 specimens and now are reporting a total of 3,924,305.
As of Thursday night, 1,546 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 352 were in the ICU and 132 were on ventilators.
Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 229,483 cases and 7,997 deaths.
More information and numbers on COVID-19 in the area and state can be found HERE.
