SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State health officials reported 1,402 new cases of coronavirus Sunday in Illinois and 14 additional deaths.
There are now a total of 274,258 coronavirus cases in the state since the pandemic began and 8,450 total deaths.
The preliminary seven-day positivity rate from Sept. 13 to Sept. 19 is 3.5%. In the last 24 hours, 48,011 tests were collected for a grand total of 5,105,153.
On Saturday, 2,529 cases and 25 additional deaths were reported.