Coronavirus In Illinois: Daily Cases Surpass 2,000 Again, Illinois Reaches New Testing Milestone
IDPH also reported the state's second-highest daily testing total on Saturday, with Illinois laboratories reporting 48,016 tests in the past 24 hours.
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IDPH also reported the state's second-highest daily testing total on Saturday, with Illinois laboratories reporting 48,016 tests in the past 24 hours.
The state's daily case counts have been rising steadily since late June, though not as quickly as the original surge of cases in April and May.
The seven-day statewide positive test rate for the past week is up to 4.0%, compared to 3.4% two weeks ago, and 2.5% in early July.
Illinois has now seen 15 days in a row with more than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases.
The Illinois Department of Public Health said Illinois has confirmed a total of 184,712 coronavirus cases and 7,545 deaths since the start of the pandemic.
Illinois is beginning the month of August with the same trend of new COVID-19 cases as it saw at the end of July, with another day of new cases in the four figures.
Illinois public health officials Sunday announced 1,467 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including an additional 14 confirmed deaths due to the novel coronavirus.
The Illinois Department of Public Health on Saturday announced 1,639 new COVID-19 cases and eight new deaths.
Friday's new COVID-19 case total was the highest daily count in more than two months in Illinois, but the state also set a new record for statewide testing.
Illinois has now reported more than 1,000 daily cases of the virus 17 times in July, compared to only twice in all of June.
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Illinois has now reported more than 1,000 daily cases of the virus 15 times in July, compared to only twice in all of June.
Illinois has now reported more than 1,000 daily cases of the virus 14 times in July, compared to only twice in June.
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,426 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, including 12 additional deaths.
Illinois has conducted 44,330 COVID-19 tests in the past day, the second highest total number of daily tests so far, for a positive test rate of 3.5% on Friday.
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The 1,624 new virus cases is the largest daily total of COVID-19 cases since IDPH reported 1,713 cases on May 25.
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The Illinois Department of Public Health on Tuesday announced 955 new COVID-19 cases and 23 additional deaths.
The Illinois Department of Public Health said Monday's cases bring the statewide total to 162,748 confirmed coronavirus cases and 7,301 deaths since the start of the pandemic.
The Illinois Department of Public Health on Sunday reported 965 new COVID-19 cases, and six new deaths.
The Illinois Department of Public Health on Saturday reported 1,276 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, and 18 new deaths.
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,384 new virus cases on Friday, along with 22 additional deaths.
Illinois has surpassed 1,000 new cases five times since July 9, although the state also has set three new records for daily testing during the same timeframe.
Over the past seven days, the statewide positive test rate is 3.0%, compared to a seven-day rate of 2.5% one week ago.
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