Illinois COVID-19 vaccine providers have taken an average of more than 102,147 shots a day for the past week, compared to less than 53,000 shots a day less than a month ago.
Illinois Department of Public Health officials also reported on Monday that 62,508 vaccinations had been given the day before. Although lower than the average, many vaccination sites are closed on Sundays or have shorter opening hours.
To date, vaccine suppliers across the state have given 4,102,810 shots since the first doses arrived in Illinois three months ago. There are now 1,524,765 people in Illinois who have been fully vaccinated by the state’s delivery of the vaccine, or about 12% of the population, based on IDPH data. Many others are in the waiting period between their first and second dose of the Moderna or Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine.
State officials also reported 12 more COVID-19 deaths and 782 newly diagnosed cases.
That brings the state death toll of the virus to 20,955, with 1,210,113 infected since the outbreak began.
While it is the first time that the number of new cases has dropped below 1,000 since July, only 39,145 test results have also been returned. That kept the seven-day statewide positivity rate at 2.2%, about where it has been for nearly two weeks. At its peak, in mid-November, the statewide average positivity rate for seven days was 13.2%. The percentage indicates how many of the tests administered resulted in a new case of the disease being diagnosed.
Meanwhile, hospitals statewide are treating 1,112 patients for COVID-19 infections. Of those hospitalized, 227 are in intensive care, according to figures from the IDPH.
Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday announced plans to deploy the Illinois National Guard’s mobile vaccination units in more rural parts of the state. As more vaccination sites emerge, access to vaccine doses is expected to increase, especially in the suburbs.
Such is the case in Kane County, where officials announced that a new vaccination site is being built in Batavia and its opening on Friday will serve those currently eligible under state guidelines until April, then open on May 1 for everyone else. workers, people 65 and older, and people under 65 with medical conditions that increase their risk of serious cases if they get COVID-19.
“We will be able to open it up to our entire population of eligible adults to receive the vaccination,” Kane County Board Chairman Corinne Pierog told ABC 7 Chicago Monday.