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Health care worker Fransiska Novarina enters contact information into the registration system at the free COVID-19 testing facility outside the Alumni Center.

 MAIA HUDDLESTON | Photo Editor | @maiawrites

The McLean County Health Department is reporting 309 new COVID-19 cases since Friday, bringing the total of probable and confirmed cases to 10,115.

There have been 69 confirmed COVID-19-related deaths.

There are currently 1,221 individuals isolating at home and 15 are hospitalized. Local hospitals are reporting 73% of intensive care unit beds in use and 85% of total beds in use.

There are 8,810 individuals who have recovered.

More than 159,000 tests have resulted in a cumulative positivity rate of 6.4%. The rolling seven-day positivity rate is 9.3% through Sunday.

ERIC SCHWEIZER is a Features Reporter for The Vidette. He can be contacted at ewschwe@ilstu.edu. Follow him on Twitter at @EricSchweizer2

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