CHICAGO, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health announced the state’s seven day positivity rate has decreased to 4%.
20,309 specimens were collected in the last 24 hours, 797 came back positive. Illinois has collected a total of 1,079,182 specimens since the beginning of the pandemic.
95 deaths were also reported in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 6,018.
The IDPH has reported 129,212 total positive cases in Illinois.
Per guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, IDPH is now reporting both confirmed and probable cases and deaths on its website. IDPH will update these data once a week.
