Health officials in Illinois reported 3,630 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus and 13 additional deaths in the past day, along with a record-breaking 175,000 vaccinations administered.
According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, Saturday’s new cases brought the state to 1,276,830 since the pandemic began last year. Although less than Friday, the number of new cases has continued to rise in Illinois in recent weeks, with some officials fearing another wave could take place.
Saturday’s 13 additional deaths brought the state to 21,489 confirmed COVID fatalities during the pandemic.
In the past 24 hours, 84,478 coronavirus test samples have been returned to state laboratories, of which more than 21.1 million have now been performed during the pandemic.
Statewide positivity remained the same Saturday, with 4.2% of all tests returning positive results. The positivity rate for individuals tested in the past seven days has dropped to 4.7%, according to IDPH data.
According to the latest data, the state reported 175,681 vaccinations in the past day. Friday’s vaccinations brought the seven-day rolling average of the vaccines administered to 122,674 doses.
As of Saturday, the state has administered more than 7 million doses of coronavirus vaccine during the pandemic, while 9,001,105 doses were received.
As of midnight, 1,831 patients are currently hospitalized due to COVID, with numbers rising very gradually over the past month. Of those patients, 381 are on intensive care beds and 178 are currently on ventilators in the state.