IDPH also reported the state’s second-highest daily testing total on Saturday, with Illinois laboratories reporting 48,016 tests in the past 24 hours.
CHICAGO (CBS) — For the second day in a row, and only the second time since late May, Illinois is reporting more than 2,000 new cases of COVID-19. The Illinois Department of Public Health on Saturday announced 2,190 new confirmed cases of coronavirus, including 18 additional deaths. The announcement comes on the heels of 2,084 new cases announced Friday, the first time Illinois had surpassed 2,000 daily cases since May 24, when IDPH reported 2,508 infections.
