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By WJBC Staff
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Monday reported 7,214 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus and 103 additional deaths.
Public Health Officials Announce 7,214 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease: https://t.co/FnrGJldNjm
— IDPH (@IDPH) December 14, 2020
Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 856,118 cases, including 14,394 deaths. Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 92,256 tests for a total 11,869,088. As of last night, 4,951 in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 1,070 patients were in the ICU and 621 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity rate is 8.7%.
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