SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The statewide rolling seven-day COVID-19 positivity rate between Monday and Tuesday fell another half a percentage point.
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported it went from 10.9% to 10.4%.
Statewide, 9,469 people tested positive for the virus. 125 new deaths were reported.
6,134 Illinoisans were in hospitals with cases of the virus or suspected cases of it. 1,203 were in intensive care, and 668 needed ventilator assistance.
Labs throughout the state collected 97,323 specimens to be tested for the virus.
A more comprehensive look at state and local COVID data is available HERE.
