Coronavirus In Illinois: State Reports 9,887 New COVID-19 Cases, Including 208 Deaths

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Illinois public health officials Saturday reported 9,887 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, including 208 additional deaths. This brings the total number of cases in the state to 779,975, including 13,179 deaths, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

In the last 24 hours, 102,678 tests were reported for a total of 11,021,676.

As of Friday night, 5,331 people in the state were reportedly hospitalized with COVID-19. Of those, 1,134 were in intensive care and 694 were on ventilators.

The seven-day statewide positivity rate for cases as a percent of total tests is 10.3%.

This comes after Friday Gov. JB Pritzker announced the state is expecting 109,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, which is on pace for approval as early as next week, in its first shipment. An FDA advisory committee will review the Pfizer vaccine on December 10, and Pritzker said if it is approved for distribution, Illinois is expecting to receive its first round of doses the following week.

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