Coronavirus In Illinois: New Cases Top 7,500 For Second Time; 'The Virus Is Spreading Rapidly'
The state's seven-day average case positivity rate now stands at 8.5%, the highest it's been since May 27, when the rate was 8.6%.
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The state's seven-day average case positivity rate now stands at 8.5%, the highest it's been since May 27, when the rate was 8.6%.
On Wednesday, Region 2 in north-central Illinois will become the final region of the state to face extra virus restrictions, due to rising infection rates.
For the sixth day in a row, Illinois is reporting more than 6,000 new confirmed cases of COVID-19.
Illinois public health officials Sunday reported 6,980 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 35 additional deaths.
"We have got to get these numbers down. And you know why? So we can reopen the bars and restaurants."
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 6,943 new confirmed cases of coronavirus on Friday, a new high. The previous record was 6,363 new cases reported on Thursday.
For the second time in less than a week, Illinois is reporting a record number of new cases of COVID-19, with 6,363 confirmed cases on Thursday, while virus hospitalizations surpassed 3,000 for the first time in more than four months.
The governor said, starting Monday, Region 3 in west-central Illinois near Springfield will face tougher COVID-19 restrictions, after its average positivity rate surpassed 8% for three days in a row.
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 6,110 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the second highest daily total so far, only slightly behind Saturday's record of 6,161 new cases.
"No matter where you live, what your politics are, where you work or who you love: Illinois: mask up! And we'll get through this together."
The statewide seven-day average positivity rate also has climbed to 6.4%, the highest it's been since June 2, when the rate was 7%.
"Where we know we've got scofflaws, where we know there are bars and restaurants or others who are putting the public in danger, we have asked our state police to go into those areas. They have the ability, through the regulation that was passed just a couple of months ago, to issue first warning."
"Region 10, on the other hand, is the first region in Illinois to earn additional mitigations not because of its positivity rate alone, but because its positivity rate and its COVID-related hospitalizations have both seen a sustained increase over the last 10 days."
Illinois public health officials Saturday reported 6,161 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 63 additional deaths.
The statewide seven-day average positivity rate stands at 5.6%, down only slightly from 5.7% on Thursday, but up from the 3.4% rate reported three weeks ago.
The statewide seven-day average positivity rate remains at 5.7%, the highest it's been since June 5, when the rate was 6%.
The statewide seven-day average positivity rate at 5.7% is the highest it's been since June 5, when the rate was 6%.
Public health officials reported 3,714 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Illinois on Tuesday, as well as 41 additional deaths, as the state's positivity rate and hospitalizations from the virus also continue to climb.
The COVID-19 infection rate in Illinois continues to inch upward, hitting levels not seen in four months, amid a second wave of coronavirus cases that has left Gov. JB Pritzker "deeply concerned."
Illinois public health officials Saturday reported 3,629 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 27 additional confirmed deaths as the state's seven-day positivity rate continues to increase.
According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, the previous record for new cases in a single day in Illinois was 4,015 confirmed on Thursday.
The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting a record 4,015 new coronavirus cases in the past day, as well as 53 additional confirmed deaths, the most reported in a single day since late June.
"To date, Illinois has had relative success in keeping this virus at bay, and we're still doing better than many of our neighbors, but we can't let up, and these numbers are indicating a concerning direction," Pritzker said.
Since the start of the pandemic, the Illinois Department of Public Health has reported a total of 324,743 cases, including 9,026 deaths.
Illinois' seven-day average positivity rate has now been above 4% for three days in a row, after staying below 4% for more than a month.
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