CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — The Illinois Department of Public Health on Saturday reported 3,345 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, including 65 additional virus-related deaths. Since the pandemic’s start, Illinois has a total of 1,123,873 cases, including 19,203 deaths.
Two men — one in his 20s and the other in his 30s — are among 25 people who reportedly died from the virus on Saturday in Cook County.
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Over the past 24 hours, 107,802 tests were performed for a total 15,952,421. As of Friday night, 2,600 people were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 522 patients were in the intensive care unit and 284 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from Jan. 23 through Jan. 29 is 4.0%. The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from Jan. 23 through Jan. 29 is 5.1%.