SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 4,469 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 81 additional deaths, on Sunday.
IDPH is currently reporting a total of 979,821 cases, including 16,755 deaths, in 102 counties in Illinois.
Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 45,465 specimens for a total 13,482,117.
As of Saturday night, 3,817 in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 798 patients were in the ICU and 462 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from December 27, 2020 – January 2, 2021 is 8.3%.
The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from December 27, 2020 – January 2, 2021 is 9.6%