SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health confirmed 1,624 new cases of coronavirus, as well as 20 additional deaths. The IDPH is reporting in total 166,925 cases with 7,367 deaths in the state. This marks the most cases confirmed in a single day since the 25th of May. As of Wednesday night, 1,473 individuals in the state were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19, with 309 of those patients in the ICU and 135 on ventilators.
