SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — COVID-19 hospitalizations statewide grew from Wednesday to Thursday by a couple hundred.
Illinois Department of Public Health said 5,258 people as of Wednesday night were in hospitals throughout the state. 956 of them were in intensive care, and 438 needed the help of a ventilator to breathe.
IDPH recorded 12,702 new cases and 43 new deaths.
100,617 specimens were collected by laboratories throughout the state. The state’s rolling seven-day positivity rate was 12.6%.
A more comprehensive look at state and local COVID data is available HERE.
