Coronavirus In Illinois: 1,431 New COVID-19 Cases, Including 22 Deaths

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Illinois public health officials Sunday reported 1,431 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, including 22 deaths. This brings the total number of cases in the state to 1,221,863, including 21,081 deaths, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

In the last 24-hour period, 70,102 tests were reported to the state for a total of 19,629,022.

As of Saturday night, 1,132 people in the state were reportedly hospitalized with COVID-19. Of those, 236 were in intensive care and 97 were on ventilators.

The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity rate for cases as a percent of total tests from March 14 to March 20 is 2.5%

On Saturday 75,380 COVID-19 vaccine doses were reportedly administered in the state, bringing the seven-day rolling average of vaccines administered daily to 95,171. As of Saturday night, 4,706,502 vaccines have been administered in the state, including 361,886 for longterm care facilities.

The total number of vaccines delivered or allocated to Illinois is currently5,756,795.