IDPH reports 5,059 new COVID cases, 79 additional deaths

Posted on January 4, 2021
The COVID-19 testing site at the Interstate Center in Bloomington. (Blake Haas/WJBC)

 

By WJBC Staff

SPRINGFIELD – State health officials Monday report 79 additional coronavirus-related deaths and 5,059 new confirmed and probable cases.

Currently, the Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting a total of 984,880 cases, including 16,834 deaths.

Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 48,254 tests for a total 13,530,371. As of last night, 3,948 in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 816 patients were in the ICU and 471 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.

The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity rate is 8.6%.

Neil Doyle can be reached at [email protected]

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