3,660 New Confirmed and Probable Cases of COVID-19 in Illinois Reported Friday

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Published on February 5 2021 4:06 pm
Last Updated on February 5 2021 4:08 pm
Written by Greg Sapp

The Illinois Department of Public Health Friday reported 3,660 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease in the state, including 83 additional COVID-related deaths.

Those deaths included a male in his 50s in Coles County, a male in his 70s and a male in his 80s in Effingham County, a male in his 60s in Fayette County, and a female in her 80s and a male in his 80s in Jasper County.

As of Thursday night, 2,318 individuals in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 491 patients were in the ICU and 254 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.