Illinois Department of Public Health announced 2,126 new COVID-19 cases and 59 deaths on Sunday. That announcement marks the third day in a row with over 2,000 new COVID-19 cases announced in the State.
A total of 13,335 tests were reported in the last 24 hours. Just 16% of those returned positive results today.
On Saturday, 2,119 cases were announced, with 2,724, a high for COVID-19 cases in Illinois, announced last Friday.
Among today’s announced deaths include two women in their 80s in Will County.
There are now a total of 43,903 cases reported in Illinois, including 1,933 deaths across 96 counties in Illinois ranging in ages less than one to over 100 years old.