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1,795 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Ill. Cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, as of Wednesday, May 12. (Source: Ill. Dept. of Public Health) By Amber Ruch | May 12, 2021 at 12:41 PM CDT - Updated May 12 at 12:41 PM
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (KFVS) - The Illinois Department of Transportation reported 1,795 new cases of COVID-19, including 26 additional deaths, on Wednesday, May 12.
Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 1,359,748 cases, including 22,285 deaths.
A total of 23,505,414 tests for the virus have been conducted in the state.
As of Tuesday night, 1,899 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 466 patients were in the ICU and 246 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
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Pat Fong is a volunteer with Rotary of Rockford East-Cherry Valley. She says that the group comes out four times a year to pick up trash alongside East State Street near I-90 via the Illinois Department of Transportation’s Adopt-a-Highway program. Fong said that the area has seen significant improvement.
“Oh my goodness, the first time it s like we just picked up a great, just a ton of garbage,” said Fong. “Just anywhere from you know metal, tires, plastics, paper bags, you know, just just really garbage.”
Joe Schatteman with IDOT said the program started up again last June after limiting activity at the beginning of the pandemic. He says turnout is beginning to return to pre-pandemic numbers.