Illinois Reports 30,386 New COVID Cases Thursday
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Are hospitals equipped to handle this latest COVID surge? That and more.
Illinois keeps setting records with new covid cases. State public health officials announced more than 30,000 new cases — blowing past the old record of 21,000. And the state reports 87 additional deaths. More than 5,600 people are hospitalized with COVID. And COVID patients are occupying 34% of the state's ICU beds.
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Illinois Reports 30,386 New COVID Cases Thursday
Clip: 12/30/2021 | 6m 32sVideo has Closed Captions
Illinois keeps setting records with new covid cases. State public health officials announced more than 30,000 new cases — blowing past the old record of 21,000. And the state reports 87 additional deaths. More than 5,600 people are hospitalized with COVID. And COVID patients are occupying 34% of the state's ICU beds.
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