CHICAGO (WGN) — Illinois public health officials reported 7,216 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 Sunday, including 115 additional deaths as distribution of the first doses of Pfizer’s vaccine begins.
Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 848,904 cases, including 14,291 deaths, in 102 counties in Illinois.
The deaths were reported in the following counties:
- Clay County: 1 male 40s
- Coles County: 1 female 80s
- Cook County: 1 female 20s, 1 male 20s, 2 females 50s, 3 males 50s, 2 females 60s, 4 males 60s, 3 females 70s, 1 male 70s, 5 females 80s, 3 males 80s, 1 female 90s, 1 male 90s, 1 male 100+
- Douglas County: 1 male 80s
- DuPage County: 1 male 50s, 1 male 70s, 2 females 80s, 3 females 90s, 1 male 90s
- Edgar County: 1 female 70s
- Fulton County: 1 male 90s
- Greene County: 1 female 80s
- Hancock County: 2 males 80s
- Kane County: 3 males 60s, 2 females 70s, 1 male 70s, 2 males 80s, 1 male 90s
- Knox County: 1 male 80s, 2 females 90s
- Lake County: 1 male 50s, 1 male 60s, 2 males 70s, 1 male 90s
- LaSalle County: 1 female 60s, 1 male 90s
- Lawrence County: 1 female 90s
- Lee County: 1 male 90s
- Logan County: 1 female 90s, 1 male 90s
- Macoupin County: 1 male 70s, 1 female 80s, 1 female 90s
- Madison County: 2 males 70s, 1 female 80s, 1 male 90s
- Marion County: 1 male 70s, 1 male 80s
- McHenry County: 1 female 90s
- McLean County: 1 male 80s, 1 female 90s, 1 male 90s
- Mercer County: 1 male 80s
- Ogle County: 1 male 70s, 1 female 90s
- Peoria County: 1 male 50s, 2 males 60s, 1 female 80s
- Pike County: 1 male 80s
- Randolph County: 1 female 80s
- Rock Island County: 1 female 60s, 1 male 60s, 1 female 70s, 3 males 70s, 1 female 90s
- Sangamon County: 1 female 70s, 1 male 80s
- St. Clair County: 1 female 40s, 1 male 70s, 1 male 80s
- Stephenson County: 1 female 80s
- Tazewell County: 1 male 60s, 1 female 90s
- Vermilion County: 1 female 80s, 1 female 90s
- Washington County: 1 female 60s, 1 male 80s
- Wayne County: 1 male 80s
- Whiteside County: 1 male 70s
- Will County: 1 male 70s, 1 female 80s, 1 male 80s
- Williamson County: 1 male 90s
- Winnebago County: 1 male 60s
Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 63,648 specimens for a total of 11,776,832.
As of Saturday night, 5,073 people in Illinois were hospitalized with COVID-19. Of those, 1,080 patients were in the ICU and 612 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total tests from December 6 to December 12 is 9.1%. The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from December 6 to December 12 is 10.6%.
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