Illinois is averaging 129 new COVID-19 hospitalizations per day over the past week, down from 142 per day from Friday's IDPH update

The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Friday that there are 66 counties in the state at “high” risk for COVID-19, an increase of eight from the previous week. An additional 31 counties are at “medium” risk, a decrease of five from the previous week.

The 171 COVID-19 patients in the ICU in Illinois is the most for the state since February 28, though far below the all-time high of 1,177 set on January 12.