Illinois announces 1,426 new COVID-19 cases, 12 additional deaths Saturday

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WIFR) - Illinois has reported 1,426 new COVID-19 cases with 12 additional deaths Saturday, including a Boone County man in his 70s.

The deaths include:

Boone County: 1 male 70s
Cook County: 3 females 60s, 1 female 80s, 1 male 80s, 1 female 90s
Cumberland County: 1 female 100+
DuPage County: 1 female 80s
Kane County: 1 female 30s
Lake County: 1 female 70s
St. Clair County: 1 female 70s

The state’s seven-day statewide positivity rate has reached 3.6%, after rising for several days.

The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Saturday that the state’s total confirmed COVID-19 cases have reached 169,883, including 7,397 deaths in 102 counties.

This comes after on Friday, Illinois reported more than 1,500 new COVID-19 cases for a third consecutive day, following more than 1,600 on Thursday, which was the highest daily case total in Illinois this month.