SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Health officials reported 128,246 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including an increase of 386 deaths in the last week.

Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 2,149,548 cases, including 27,821 deaths, since the start of the pandemic.

Since Thursday, laboratories reported 1,260,179 tests for a total of 44,469,630. As of Wednesday night, 5,689 people in Illinois are hospitalized with COVID-19. Of those, 1,010 patients are in the ICU and 565 are on ventilators.

The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from December 23-29 is 10.2%.


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Of Illinois’ total population, more than 72% has received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose and more than 64% of Illinois’ total population is fully vaccinated, according to the CDC.

Additional information and COVID-19 data can be found at dph.illinois.gov/covid19.

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