CHICAGO (CBS) — Illinois public health officials Saturday reported 3,293 new confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases, including 66 deaths. This brings the total number of cases in the state to 934,142, including 15,865 deaths, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
In the last 24-hour period, 54,462 tests have been reported to the state for a total of 12,939,386.
CHRISTMAS COMES LATE:
The lowest number of "new cases" in IL since mid-October.@cbschicago https://t.co/fFpsAcBd92— Chris Tye (@TVTye) December 26, 2020
As of Friday night 4,021 people in Illinois were reportedly hospitalized with COVID-19. Of those, 874 were in intensive care and 494 were on ventilators.
The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total tests from Dec. 19 to Dec. 25 is 6.8%.
