[WATCH] COVID19: Illinois Records 4,904 Cases, 18 Fatalities

• There have been 1,482,369 total COVID cases, including 23,717 deaths in the state since the pandemic began.

Illinois Department of Public Health officials reported 4,904 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and 18 related deaths Friday.

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There have been 1,482,369 total COVID cases, including 23,717 deaths in the state since the pandemic began.

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The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from Aug. 13-19 is at 6.1%.

Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported testing 90,749 specimens for a total of 28,072,697 since the pandemic began.

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As of Thursday night, 2,000 patients in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 468 patients were in the ICU and 234 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.

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