The total number of cases in Illinois now stands at 1,112,181, with a total of 18,964 deaths, since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the last 24 hours, laboratories reported 80,124 copies for a total of 15,633,443.
Tuesday night, there were 2,931 patients in Illinois who were in the hospital with COVID-19. Of these, 591 were patients in the ICU and 300 patients with COVID-19 on ventilator.
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The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from Jan. 20-26 is 5.6%.
The positivity rate of the test is a measure that the state began providing in late October. It is calculated by using the total number of positive tests over the total number of tests. This is the measure used by state health officials to make mitigation decisions.
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A total of 1,253,300 doses of vaccine have been delivered to healthcare providers in Illinois, including Chicago, with an additional 537,050 doses assigned to federal government partners for long-term care facilities, bringing the total number delivered in Illinois to 1,790,350.
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IDPH reports that a total of 773,623 vaccine doses have been administered, including 117,983 in long-term facilities. The seven-day moving average of vaccines administered is 33,698.
The IDPH says vaccine distribution numbers are reported in real time and vaccine delivery lags by as much as 72 hours.
Wednesday morning, Governor JB Pritzker visited a mass vaccination site at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake.
“This site is built not only to meet the current limited supply needed, but also to grow as more and more doses come in from the federal government,” said Governor Pritzker.
With Illinois in Stage 1B, people over 65 and many key workers are now eligible for the vaccine. That includes about another 3.2 million people.
The Illinois National Guard will assist with vaccinations at Cook County Health Centers in half a dozen suburbs. More deployments are planned statewide.
Officials said that starting Monday those guard-backed sites will be adopting 1B appointments, as will pharmacies at hundreds of Walgreens, CVS and Jewel locations.
Walgreens is delivering vaccines at 92 locations across the state and arrangements can be made on their website, while Jewel-Osco begins vaccinating eligible residents on Tuesday, with arrangements available on their website.
Governor JB Pritzker said there are plans to launch walk-in sites as soon as vaccine supply increases.
Monday, Governor Pritzker and Chairman of the Cook County Board, Toni Preckwinkle, visited the Tinley Park Convention Center, which is preparing to become a mass vaccination site.
Governor Pritzker announced the creation of a new portal, coronavirus.illinois.gov, to provide the latest information on vaccines.
“Today, we are launching the latest phase of our vaccine administration plan for frontline workers and people over 65. I am proud to announce our nationwide vaccination location, searchable by zip code and city, at coronavirus.illinois.gov,” said Governor JB Pritzker. This site will serve as a hub for all vaccine-related information, directing residents to the appointment booking home pages of our 97 local health departments and our pharmacy partners, which will be in hundreds of locations statewide. That also includes information on our first Illinois National Guard mass vaccination site, opening tomorrow at the Tinley Park Convention Center, and will be updated as more state-run sites and hundreds of additional local options come online. Since federal supply is currently limited and every state in the country is in deficit, I would urge all eligible Illinois residents to regularly check back on available appointments – while masking, keeping their distance, washing hands and remember that we will stay healthy and safe if we look after each other. “
The deaths reported Wednesday include:
– Adams County: 1 woman 80er, 1 man 80er, 1 man 90er
– Cass County: 1 man in his 80’s
Clark County: 1 man in his 80’s
– Cook County: 1 man 30s, 1 woman 40s, 1 man 40s, 1 man 50s, 1 woman 60s, 3 men 60s, 2 women 70s, 4 men 70s, 1 woman 80s, 3 men 80s, 3 women 90s , 1 man 1990s
– DeKalb County: 1 female 80’s, 1 male 80’s, 1 male 100+
– DuPage County: 1 female 80’s, 1 female 90’s, 1 male 90’s
– Grundy County: 1 male 70s
– Hancock County: 1 90’s female
– Hardin County: 1 man in his 90’s
– Henry County: 1 female 70s
Jefferson County: 2 men 1970s
– Kane County: 1 woman 40, 1 woman 90
– Kendall County: 1 man from the 1970s
– Knox County: 1 man out of 50
– Lake County: 2 women 90
– LaSalle County: 2 men 1970s
– Livingston County: 1 man in his 80s
– Logan County: 1 80’s female
Madison County: 1 man in the 60’s, 1 man in the 70’s, 1 woman in the 80’s, 1 man in the 90
– McHenry County: 1 female 50er, 1 male 60er
– McLean County: 1 female 90er, 1 male 90er
– Montgomery County: 1 female 50er, 1 female 80er
– Ogle County: 1 man in his 80’s
– Saline County: 1 90s female
– Sangamon County: 1 man in the 70’s, 1 man in the 80, 1 woman in the 90
– St. Clair County: 3 women in the 70’s, 1 woman in the 80’s, 1 man in the 80’s
– Stark County: 1 woman in her 80’s
– Stephenson County: 1 90’s female
– Tazewell County: 1 80’s female
– Vermilion County: 1 90’s female
– Wayne County: 1 man in his 60s
– Will County: 2 men 1970s, 2 men 80s
– Williamson County: 1 woman in her 80’s
– Winnebago County: 1 man in the 70’s, 1 man in the 90
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