CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — A teen in Lake County is among the 101 people reported on Saturday to have died from COVID-19, according to state health officials.
The Illinois Department of Public Health didn’t provide any other details about the teen such as gender or exact age. The IDPH reported a Cook County teen died from the coronavirus last month.
In addition to the 101 deaths, the IDPH also reported 6,717 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19.
Since the pandemic’s start, the IDPH reported a total of 1,024,039 cases, including 17,494 deaths.
Over the past 24 hours, 102,903 tests were performed for a total 14,025,514. As of Friday night, 3,589 people were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 742 patients were in the intensive care unit and 393 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
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The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from Jan.2 through Jan. 8 is 8.3%. The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from Jan.2 through Jan. 8 is 9.3%.
Across the border, Indiana has reported 75 new deaths from COVID-19.
The Indiana Department of Health also reported more than 6,000 new cases and more than 56,000 new tests administered.
More than 8,500 people have died of COVID-19 in Indiana since the pandemic began.