Headlines for Saturday, November 20th
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 5,644 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 30 additional deaths. Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 1,758,146 cases, including 26,190 deaths, in Illinois. As of Wednesday night, 1,340 individuals in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 329 patients were in the ICU and 160 patients were on ventilators. The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from November 11th – 17th is 3%. The preliminary seven-day statewide test positiv...