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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. The Illinois Department of Public Health on Saturday reported 3,194 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 23 additional deaths.
Between Friday and Saturday, state labs reported 88,185 tests.
As of Friday night, 2,160 Illinois residents were hospitalized with COVID-19. 496 patients were in the ICU and 217 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity rate is 4.1%. The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity is 4.8%.
On Friday, 160,014 doses were reported administered statewide.
A more comprehensive look at state and local COVID data can be found
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Apr. 14 COVID-19 summary for Wednesday, April 14
According to data released by the Illinois Department of Public Health on Wednesday, the metro-east region has now fully vaccinated 168,799 people and administered at least one dose of the vaccine to 381,313 individuals.
Meanwhile, Madison and St. Clair counties have combined to vaccinate 306,857 people and fully vaccinated 136,438 against the coronavirus.
Overall, Madison County has administered 156,383 COVID-19 vaccines and fully vaccinated 70,238 residents, and St. Clair County has administered 150,474 vaccines and fully vaccinated 66,200 individuals.
In total, more than 3 million Illinoisans have been fully vaccinated.