Health officials reported 408 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus in Illinois Wednesday, including 23 additional deaths. 

Illinois Department of Public Health is now reporting a total of 1,386,262 cases, including 22,997 deaths, since the pandemic began.


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Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 41,758 specimens for a total of 24,991,516.  

As of Tuesday night, 797 individuals in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 209 patients were in the ICU and 109 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.

The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from June 2-8, 2021 is 1.0%.  The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from June 2-8, 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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