SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 4,762 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 29 additional deaths, on Saturday.
IDPH is currently reporting a total of 975,352 cases, including 16,674 deaths, in 102 counties in Illinois.
Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 61,987 specimens for a total 13,436,652.
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As of Friday night, 3,799 in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 783 patients were in the ICU and 458 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from December 26, 2020 – January 1, 2021 is 8.3 percent. The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from December 26, 2020 – January 1, 2021 is 9.6 percent.