The death toll from the Illinois coronavirus pandemic surpassed the stark milestone of more than 15,000 lives lost on Friday as the state confirmed a further 181 deaths and 7,377 new confirmed and probable cases.
According to the latest data from the Illinois Department of Public Health, Friday’s figures bring the total number of cases of the virus to 886,805 and the number of deaths to 15,015 statewide.
In the past 24 hours, state officials say 112,292 test specimens have been handed in to state laboratories, bringing the statewide total during the pandemic to 12,259,595.
The seven-day progressive positivity rate on all tests conducted during that period is currently 8.0%, down from the day before, while the positivity rate for residents tested for the virus is 9.7%, say civil servants.
Hospital admissions related to the virus fell again to 4,690, with 1,023 of those patients occupying IC beds and 589 on ventilators, health officials said.