coronaviruses

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WJPF) — The number of Illinois residents in the hospital with COVID-19 has doubled from one month ago.

According to IDPH, 2,028 Illinoisans are currently hospitalized with symptoms of the virus, with 466 of them in the ICU.

In southern Illinois, 15 new cases of coronavirus infection were been reported Tuesday. The region’s test positivity rate remains at 1.5%.

Statewide, IDPH reported 3,193 new cases, with 17 additional deaths.