CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — After three straight days of record highs in new cases, the number of daily coronavirus cases in Illinois dipped back down on Sunday.
State health officials reported 10,009 news COVID-19 cases on Sunday compared to 12,438 on Saturday, 10,376 on Friday and 9,935 on Thursday. Forty-two COVID-19 deaths were reported on Sunday, also down from the 76 deaths reported for Saturday.
Illinois currently has a total of 487,987 cases, including 10,196 deaths, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. The IDPH has reported that 90,757 coronavirus tests were completed over the past 24 hours, brining the total to 8,404,304.
The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from Nov. 1 through Nov. 7 is 12%.
As of Saturday night, 4,303 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 833 patients were in the intensive care unit and 368 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has taken a coronavirus test and is self-isolating since a member of her staff tested positive for the infection.
Preckwinkle hasn't experienced any symptoms and will isolate until her results return. This staff member was last in the Cook County building on Friday.
Preckwinkle's announcement comes a day after Gov. J.B. Pritzker ended a brief self-isolation period after possibly being exposed to COVID-19 last Monday. The governor and his staffers tested negative for the virus, his office announced Saturday.
