CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – JUNE 23: A worker directs residents at a mobile COVID-19 testing site set up on a vacant lot in the Austin neighborhood on June 23, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. The site is one of four mobile testing sites, two community-based sites and two first-responder-focused sites being implemented by the city. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
The state of Illinois reported 1,828 new cases of coronavirus on Saturday, along with five additional deaths attributed to the virus.
According to officials with the Illinois Department of Public Health, a total of 204,519 positive cases have been identified in the state since the pandemic began.
Saturday’s five additional deaths brings the statewide total of fatalities to 7,726.
Records show that 44,414 new tests were performed over the last 24 hours, bringing the statewide total number of tests performed to 3,329,762.
Illinois got a bit of good news on Saturday, with the state’s 7-day positivity rate dropping below 4% for the first time since Aug. 5. That rate currently stands at 3.98%, according to statistical data.
Overall the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients once again has remained fairly steady, with 1,538 patients currently in Illinois hospitals. A total of 330 patients are in intensive care units, with 127 currently on ventilators.
