Health officials reported 366 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus in Illinois Thursday, including 18 additional deaths. 

The Illinois Department of Public Health is now reporting a total of 1,386,628 cases, including 23,014 deaths.


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Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 42,403 specimens for a total of 25,033,919.  

As of Wednesday night, 764 individuals in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 209 patients were in the ICU and 103 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.


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The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from June 3-9, 2021 is 1.0%.  The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from June 3-9, 2021 is 1.3%.

In addition, more than 68% of Illinois adults have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose and more than 51% of Illinois adults are fully vaccinated, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.


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A total of 11,821,373 vaccines have been administered in Illinois as of last midnight.  The seven-day rolling average of vaccines administered daily is 49,572 doses.  Yesterday, 62,268 doses were reported administered in Illinois. 


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