CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday reported 10,012 new cases of COVID-19, including 76 additional deaths, in Illinois.
More than 92,000 coronavirus tests were performed, about 30,000 less than the record-setting 120,284 tests that were administered on Saturday.
Since March, Illinois has reported a total of 656,298 cases, including 11,506 deaths, according to the IDPH. Within the past 24 hours, 92,437 tests have been administered for a total 9,801,419.
As of Saturday night, 6,072 people were reported to be hospitalized with the coronavirus. Of those, 1,179 patients were in the intensive care unit and 589 patients were on ventilators.
The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from Nov. 15 – Nov. 21 is 11.3%. The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from Nov. 15 – Nov. 21 is 13.0%.
