Updated 12/30/2020 7:38 PM
The 10 state-run COVID-19 testing sites averaged nearly 1,200 fewer tests a day over the past week compared to the week prior.
But new cases continue to rise despite the reduction of testing.
From Dec. 16-20, an average 5,380 tests were administered each day at the state-run sites throughout the state. Over the next week, those sites averaged 4,204 tests a day, even discounting Christmas when all testing locations were closed, according to Illinois Department of Public Health figures.
By Wednesday, the state was averaging just 69,992 test results a day from all testing sites statewide over the past week. A week earlier, the statewide seven-day average was 90,398 test results a day, 22% more.