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By WJBC Staff
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Wednesday reported 7,123 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus and 146 additional deaths.
Public Health Officials Announce 7,123 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease: https://t.co/zAbOwjgv4E
— IDPH (@IDPH) December 16, 2020
Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 870,600 cases, including 14,655 deaths. Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 93,278 tests for a total 12,055,288. As of last night, 4,793 in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 1,045 patients were in the ICU and 590 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity rate is 8.5%.
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