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Illinois reports 3,629 new cases of COVID-19, 27 additional deaths

By FOX 32 Digital Staff
Published  October 17, 2020 12:30pm CDT
Coronavirus in Chicago
FOX 32 Chicago

CHICAGO - The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 3,629 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Illinois on Saturday, including 27 additional deaths.

IDPH is reporting a total of 339,803 cases, including 9,192 deaths, in 102 counties in Illinois.

The seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test is 5.2%.

Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 77,489 specimens for a total of 6,696,257.  

As of Friday night, 2,073 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19.  Of those, 422 patients were in the ICU and 165 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.