The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 77,246 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including an increase of 318 deaths since Dec. 17.

As of Thursday, 4,271 individuals were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 867 were in the ICU and 485 were on ventilators.

Bi-County Health Department reported 55 new cases on Thursday, including 37 new cases in Williamson County and 18 in Franklin County.