CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois health authorities are reporting 2,806 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, one day after a recently discovered backlog of tests added more than 5,000 cases to the statewide totals. An additional 23 deaths linked to COVID-19 also were reported Saturday.
Illinois has reported 248,177 cases and 8,166 deaths since the start of the pandemic. About 96% of people have recovered.
The state data showed health authorities received lab results for a total of 61,935 tests during the past 24 hours.
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