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Illinois reports 26,062 new COVID-19 cases, 197 deaths since last Friday

By FOX 32 Digital Staff
Published  September 10, 2021 12:39pm CDT
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CHICAGO - The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 26,062 new COVID-19 cases since last Friday, along with 197 additional deaths.

Since the start of the pandemic, 1,564,386 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the state.

A total of 24,261 deaths have been reported in Illinois due to the virus.

More than 79 percent of Illinois adults have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose and more than 62 percent of Illinois adults are fully vaccinated, according to the CDC.

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Since last Friday, health officials have administered 578,943 tests. The total number of tests administered since the start of the pandemic is 29,756,833 tests.

The seven-day case positivity rate is 4.5 percent, and the seven-day test positivity rate is 5.1 percent.

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As of Thursday, 2,346 patients were hospitalized in Illinois due to COVID-19. Of those, 549 are in ICU beds and 311 are on ventilators.