980 New COVID-19 Cases Reported Wednesday in Illinois

Published on July 8 2020 4:37 pm
Last Updated on July 9 2020 9:07 am
Written by Greg Sapp

The Illinois Department of Public Health Wednesday announced 980 new cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois. IDPH reported 36 COVID-related deaths statewide.

Almost 33,000 specimens were reported by laboratories for the 24-hour period ending at 2pm Wednesday. Just 2.6% of the specimens collected over the past seven days returned as positive cases.

Here are the numbers of positive cases of COVID-19 since reporting began:

Effingham--24

Coles--184

Cumberland--24

Jasper--47

Clay--two

Fayette--24

Shelby--19