SPRINGFIELD – Illinois reported 9,277 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 on Friday, Jan. 8 including 126 additional deaths. The state hasn’t reported a single-day case count this high since Dec. 11, when it reached 9,520, but the 118,665 test results reported Friday, Jan. 8 constituted the highest one-day total since Dec. 12. It … Continue reading State positivity rate stable while COVID-19 cases increase