Illinois reports 4,156 new COVID-19 cases, 71 additional deaths
CHICAGO - On Friday, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported 4,156 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 71 additional deaths.
IDPH is reporting a total of 1,120,528 cases, including 19,138 deaths, in 102 counties in Illinois.
Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 111,057 specimens for a total 15,844,619.
As of Thursday night, 2,735 in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 532 patients were in the ICU and 297 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from Jan. 22 – Jan. 28 is 4.3 percent.