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As cases rise in Illinois, some grow tired of precautionary measures
As cases rise in Illinois, some grow tired of precautionary measures and are hanging out with friends, going out to dinner, and skipping the masks.
CHICAGO - On Saturday, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported 6,161 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 63 additional deaths.
IDPH is reporting a total of 370,194 cases, including 9,481 deaths, in 102 counties in Illinois.
The seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test is 6.1%.
Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 83,517 specimens for a total of 7,196,855.
As of Friday night, 2,616 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19.
Of those, 560 patients were in the ICU and 222 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.