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By WJBC Staff
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Wednesday reported 7,569 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus and 139 additional deaths.
Statewide Mask Mandate Extended – Public Health Officials Announce 7,569 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease: https://t.co/W31GEPkzNs
— IDPH (@IDPH) January 6, 2021
Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 999,288 cases, including 17,096 deaths. Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 80,974 tests for a total 13,698,428.
As of last night, 3,928 in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 812 patients were in the ICU and 451 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
The seven-day statewide rolling positivity rate is 8.4%.
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