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State health officials report 7,562 new COVID-19 cases, 108 additional deaths

State health officials report 7,562 new COVID-19 cases, 108 additional deaths
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CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — The Illinois Department of Public Health on Saturday reported 7,562 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, including 108 additional virus-related deaths. Since the pandemic's start, Illinois has a total of 894,367 cases, including 15,123 deaths.

Over the past 24 hours, 96,851 tests were performed for a total 12,356,446. As of Friday night, 4,624 people were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 1,000 patients were in the intensive care unit and 562 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.


The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from Dec. 12 through Dec. 18 is  8.2%. The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from Dec. 12 through Dec. 18 is 9.7%.