2,166 new coronavirus cases, 25 more deaths: Illinois health officials
This picture taken on May 23, 2020 shows a laboratory technician holding a dose of a COVID-19 novel coronavirus vaccine candidate (MLADEN ANTONOV/AFP via Getty Images)
CHICAGO - Public health officials on Thursday said another 2,166 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in Illinois, the second time this week the daily caseload surpassed 2,000.
Those cases were among 65,615 tests submitted to the Illinois Department of Public Health, the highest daily test count this week.
The state’s seven-day testing positivity rate is now 3.5%.
Illinois health officials also said another 25 people have died from the virus, raising the state’s death toll to 8,696.
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As of Wednesday night, 1,635 people in Illinois were hospitalized with COVID-19, with 359 in the ICU and 149 on ventilators.