MORE PEOPLE ARE GETTING TESTED FOR COVID-19 THAN EVER BEFORE. 

THE NUMBER OF TESTS RUN HAS SOARED THIS MONTH, HITTING A PANDEMIC HIGH OF NEARLY 234-THOUSAND ON SATURDAY. TESTING, SOCIAL DISTANCING, GETTING VACCINATED, AND CONTINUING TO WEAR A MASK IS STILL VITALLY IMPORTANT AS CASES RISE SAYS GOVERNOR J-B PRITZKER.

GOVERNOR J-B PRITZKER IS STRESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF STILL WEARING A MASK AND GETTING VACCINATED.

THE LATEST DAILY TOTALS INCLUDE SEVEN-THOUSAND-930 NEW CASES AND 28 ADDITIONAL DEATHS. OVER 36-HUNDRED COVID PATIENTS ARE CURRENTLY IN THE HOSPITAL.