* Press release…

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 6,717 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 101 additional deaths. Illinois has now reported more than one million cases since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bond County: 1 female 70s
Boone County: 1 female 40s
Cook County: 1 female 40s, 3 males 40s, 1 male 50s, 3 females 60s, 4 males 60s, 2 females 70s, 3 males 70s, 3 females 80s, 1 male 80s, 3 females 90s, 1 male 90s
DeKalb County: 1 male 80s, 1 female 90s
DuPage County: 1 male 60s, 1 male 70s, 1 female 80s, 1 male 80s, 1 female 90s
Effingham County: 1 male 80s
Fulton County: 1 male 60s, 1 female 90s
Hamilton County: 1 female 50s
Jefferson County: 1 male 70s
Kane County: 2 males 50s, 1 female 80s, 1 male 80s
Kankakee County: 1 female 70s, 1 male 70s
Lake County: 1 teen, 2 males 70s, 1 female 80s, 1 female 90s
Logan County: 1 male 50s
Macoupin County: 1 male 70s
Madison County: 2 males 70s, 1 male 90s
Marion County: 1 female 70s
Massac County: 1 female 90s
McHenry County: 1 male 70s
McLean County: 2 females 90s, 1 male 90s
Mercer County: 1 female 90s
Monroe County: 1 female 60s
Montgomery County: 1 female 70s, 1 female 90s
Morgan County: 1 female 60s, 1 male 60s
Moultrie County: 1 male 70s
Peoria County: 1 female 90s, 1 male 90s
Perry County: 1 female 90s
Piatt County: 1 male 80s
Pike County: 1 male 80s
Randolph County: 1 male 80s, 1 female 90s
Rock Island County: 1 male 70s, 1 female 80s, 1 male 80s, 1 female 90s
Sangamon County: 1 male 30s
St. Clair County: 1 female 60s, 1 male 60s, 1 female 70s, 1 male 70s, 1 male 80s
Stephenson County: 1 female 60s
Tazewell County: 1 female 80s, 1 male 80s, 1 male 90s
Vermilion County: 1 male 80s
Whiteside County: 1 female 80s
Will County: 1 female 60s, 3 males 70s, 1 male 80s, 2 females 90s, 1 female over 100
Winnebago County: 1 female 50s, 1 male 60s

Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 1,024,039 cases, including 17,494 deaths, in 102 counties in Illinois. The age of cases ranges from younger than one to older than 100 years. Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 102,903 specimens for a total 14,025,514. As of last night, 3,589 in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 742 patients were in the ICU and 393 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.

The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from January 2–8, 2021 is 8.3%. The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from January 2–8, 2021 is 9.3%.

*All data are provisional and will change. In order to rapidly report COVID-19 information to the public, data are being reported in real-time. Information is constantly being entered into an electronic system and the number of cases and deaths can change as additional information is gathered. Information for deaths previously reported has changed, therefore, today’s numbers have been adjusted. For health questions about COVID-19, call the hotline at 1-800-889-3931 or email dph.sick@illinois.gov.