Illinois health officials reported 11,028 new COVID-19 cases Saturday, along with 166 additional deaths. Friday, Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike said there was a delay in death data reporting. Saturday's number includes 66 deaths from Friday, meaning only 100 have actually come in the past 24 hours. The total number of cases since the start of the pandemic sits at 562,985 while the state death toll has climbed to 10,670, according to IDPH data.

Laboratories collected 114,370 new tests in the past 24 hours, another single-day testing record. The state's seven-day positivity rate continues to rise, reaching 14.7%.

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