The Illinois Department of Public Health on Saturday announced 1,639 new COVID-19 cases and eight new deaths.
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Illinois Department of Public Health on Saturday announced 1,639 new COVID-19 cases and eight new deaths.
The new figures bring the total number of cases for Illinois to 180,476 and the deaths to 7,503.
The deaths reported Saturday include one man in his 70s and one in his 80s in Cook County; one woman in her 60s, one woman and one man in their 80s, and one woman in her 90s in Kane County; one woman in her 70s in McHenry County; and one man in his 70s in St. Clair County.
A total of 39,809 coronavirus tests were returned Saturday. The preliminary positivity rate from July 25 to July 31 is 3.
