Illinois reports 2,410 coronavirus cases, 30 deaths

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Public health officials on Wednesday announced another 2,410 new cases of the coronavirus in Illinois and 30 additional deaths.

More than half of Illinois adults and 80% of seniors have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, health officials said.

The cases were among 77,670 test results submitted to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

The seven-day testing positivity rate is at 3.3 percent, health officials said.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, Illinois has recorded 1,346,398 cases and 22,096 deaths tied to COVID-19.

As of Tuesday night, 2,060 Illinoisans were hospitalized with COVID-19, with 496 needing intensive care and 249 on ventilators.