SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health Monday announced 614 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 6 additional confirmed deaths, half of those in the Chicagoland area. Currently, the IDPH is reporting a total of 147,865 cases, including 7,026 deaths. Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 21,134 specimens for a total of 1,782,840. The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from June 29 –July 5 is 2.6%.
