Illinois Reports 2,190 New Coronavirus Cases, Passes 3 Million Tests Performed During Pandemic
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Norwegian Hospital nurses perform one of the first half dozen coronavirus tests on site in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. (Abel Uribe/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
For the second day in a row the state of Illinois reported more than 2,000 new coronavirus cases, but the state also passed a new testing milestone as more than three million tests have now been performed statewide during the pandemic.
According to officials from the Illinois Department of Public Health, a total of 2,190 new coronavirus cases were reported Saturday, bringing the statewide total to 192,698 since the pandemic began.
According to data, the increase is the highest single-day bump in cases since May 24, when 2,508 new cases were confirmed by state health officials.
Saturday’s testing milestone came as the state reported 48,016 new tests, the second-highest single-day total recorded during the pandemic. In all, 3,032,634 coronavirus tests have been performed statewide during the pandemic, with a positivity rate of 6.35%.
Over the last seven days, the positivity rate has been 4.17%, the highest number recorded in that statistic since June 10.
As of midnight, 1,558 patients are currently hospitalized statewide due to COVID-19, with 338 currently in intensive care units.
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