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By WJBC Staff
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Tuesday reported 7,910 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus and 145 additional deaths.
Public Health Officials Announce 7,910 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease: https://t.co/noftHxcGvd
— IDPH (@IDPH) December 8, 2020
Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 804,174 cases, including 13,487 deaths. Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 95,825 tests for a total 11,274,608. As of last night, 5,199 in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 1,071 patients were in the ICU and 626 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity rate is 9.9%.
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