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COVID Numbers Down In Illinois

The Illinois Department of Public Health IDPH reported that there were 60,389 new covid cases in Illinois last week including 608 deaths since January 28th. The number of cases is less than half of last week when 123,812 new cases were reported. Currently the IDPH is reporting a total of 2,957,563 cases including 31,296 deaths in Illinois since COVID began. As of Friday 3,135 people were in Illinois hospitals with COVID-19.  Of those, 546 patients were in the ICU and 314 were on ventilators. 

 

The preliminary seven day statewide positivity rate is 5.8% and the test positivity rate is 8.0%. A total of 20,623,484 vaccines have been administered in Illinois as of Thursday night. The seven day rolling average of vaccines is 28,626 doses.  Since January 28th, 200,384 doses have been administered.  More than 75% of all Illinoisans have received at least one vaccine, with 66% fully vaccinated, and 47% boosted according to the CDC.  Governor JB Pritzker says COVID is down, because Illinoisans have been following the mandates.

 

 

Governor Pritzker has been very vocal about removing masks, and says he’s waiting for the goahead from scientists and doctors.

 

 

Additional information and COVID-19 data can be found at https://dph.illinois.gov/covid19.html. To find a COVID-19 vaccination location near you, go to www.vaccines.gov. 

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