SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WJPF) – 8,519 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Illinois last week, with 149 new deaths.

The statewide test positivity rate is now at 1.5%. Southern Illinois’ positivity rate is 2.7%.

More than 76% of the state’s population has received at least one dose of the vaccine, while more than 67% are fully.