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4,245 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, 22 additional deaths

By FOX 32 Digital Staff
Published  October 18, 2020 12:37pm CDT
Coronavirus in Chicago
FOX 32 Chicago

CHICAGO - The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 4,245 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Illinois on Sunday, including 22 additional deaths.

IDPH is reporting a total of 344,048 cases, including 9,214 deaths, in 102 counties in Illinois.

The seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test is 5.3%.  

Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 79,296 specimens for a total of 6,775,553.  

As of Saturday night, 2,012 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19.  Of those, 408 patients were in the ICU and 157 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.