Illinois reports 1,360 new COVID-19 cases and 25 new deaths
Posted September 03, 2020 7:00 am
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Public Health on Thursday reported 1,360 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 25 confirmed deaths due to the coronavirus.
The health department reports the latest daily numbers bring to 240,003 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic. The total number of deaths now stands at 8,115.
Thursday's new cases were the result of 40,795 tests in Illinois, bringing the seven-day COVID-19 positivity rate to 4.4%.
As of late Wednesday, 1,620 people are hospitalized in Illinois with COVID-19, according to the health department, with 360 of them being treated in hospital intensive care units.
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