1,382 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Illinois, 8 additional deaths

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - On Saturday, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced 1,382 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state, along with eight deaths. 

Of the eight deaths, seven were reported in Cook County. 

IDPH is reporting a total of 194,080 cases, including 7,636 deaths, in 102 counties in Illinois.

Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 41,354 tests for a total of 3,073,988. 

The seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent is down from 4.2 percent to 4.1 percent.

As of Saturday night, 1,488 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19, 322 patients were in the ICU and 114 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.