Illinois’ COVID-19 seven-day positivity rate has dropped slightly. Health officials announced the rate at four-point-one yesterday along with 16-hundred-80 new cases of the virus. Officials also reported 29 additional deaths. There have now been 223-thousand-470 confirmed cases of the virus and 79-hundred-17 COVID-19-related deaths in the state since the pandemic began.
***Report Courtesy of Metro Source 8-26-2020***