The total number of cases in Illinois is now 1,112,181, with a total of 18,964 deaths since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the past 24 hours, laboratories reported 80,124 samples for a total of 15,633,443.
As of Tuesday night, 2,931 patients in Illinois were hospitalized with COVID-19. Of these, 591 patients were in the ICU and 300 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
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The preliminary positivity of the seven-day state test, from January 20 to 26, is 5.6%.
The test’s positivity rate is a metric that the state began providing in late October. It is calculated using the total number of positive tests over the total number of tests. This is the metric used by state health officials to make mitigation decisions.
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A total of 1,253,300 doses of the vaccine were delivered to providers in Illinois, including Chicago, with 537,050 additional doses allocated to federal government partners for long-term care facilities, bringing the total number delivered to Illinois to 1,790,350.
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IDPH reports that a total of 773,623 doses of vaccine have been administered, including 117,983 in long-term facilities. The seven-day moving average of vaccines administered is 33,698.
IDPH says vaccine delivery numbers are reported in real time and vaccine delivery numbers are delayed by up to 72 hours.
On Wednesday morning, Governor JB Pritzker visited a mass vaccination site at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake.
“This site was built not only to serve the limited supply needed, but also to grow as more and more doses arrive from the federal government,” said Governor Pritzker.
With Illinois now in Phase 1B, people over 65 and many essential workers are now eligible to receive the vaccine. This includes approximately 3.2 million more people.
The Illinois National Guard will be helping with vaccinations at Cook County Health Centers in half a dozen suburbs. More deployments are planned across the state.
Authorities said that as of Monday, these guards-backed locations will have consultations with 1B, as well as pharmacies at hundreds of Walgreens, CVS and Jewel stores.
Walgreens is providing vaccines at 92 locations across the state and appointments can be made on its website, while Jewel-Osco will begin vaccinating eligible residents on Tuesday, with appointments available on its website.
Governor JB Pritzker said there are plans to launch service outlets as soon as vaccine supplies increase.
On Monday, Governor Pritzker and Cook County Council President 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 vaccine information.
“Today, as we launch the newest phase of our Vaccine Administration Plan for essential frontline workers and people aged 65 and over, I am proud to announce our vaccine locator across the state, searchable by 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 scheduling pages of our 97 local health departments and our partner pharmacies, which will total hundreds of locations across the state. This also includes information about our first Illinois National Oversee the Mass Vaccination Site, which will open tomorrow at the Tinley Park Convention Center, and will be updated as more state-run locations and hundreds of additional local options become available, as federal supply is currently limited and every state in the country is facing a shortage, encourage all citizens of Illinois to come back regularly to see if there are available times – and in the meantime, disguise yourself, keep your distance, wash your hands and remember that we will stay healthy And safe if we take care of each other.
Deaths reported on Wednesday include:
– Adams County: 1 woman 80 years old, 1 man 80 years old, 1 man 90 years old
– Cass County: 1 man from the 80s
– Clark County: 1 man from the 80s
– Cook County: 1 man 30 years, 1 woman 40 years, 1 man 40 years, 1 man 50 years, 1 woman 60 years, 3 men 60 years, 2 women 70 years, 4 men 70 years, 1 woman 80 years, 3 men 80 years, 3 women 90 years, 1 man 90 years
– DeKalb County: 1 woman 80 years old, 1 man 80 years old, 1 man 100+
– DuPage County: 1 woman 80 years old, 1 woman 90, 1 man 90
– Grundy County: 1 man, 70 years old
– Hancock County: 1 woman from the 90s
– Hardin County: 1 man from the 90s
– Henry County: 1 70 year old woman
– Jefferson County: 2 men 70 years old
– Kane County: 1 woman 40 years old, 1 woman 90
– Kendall County: 1 70 year old man
– Knox County: 1 man 50 years old
– Lake County: 2 women from the 90s
– County of LaSalle: 2 men aged 70
– Livingston County: 1 man from the 80s
– Logan County: 1 woman, 80 years old
– Madison County: 1 man 60 years old, 1 man 70 years old, 1 woman 80 years old, 1 man 90 years old
– McHenry County: 1 woman 50 years old, 1 man 60 years
– McLean County: 1 woman in the 90s, 1 man in the 90s
– Montgomery County: 1 woman 50 years old, 1 woman 80 years old
– Ogle County: 1 man from the 80s
– Saline County: 1 woman from the 90s
– Sangamon County: 1 man 70 years old, 1 man 80 years old, 1 woman 90 years old
– St. Clair County: 3 women 70 years old, 1 woman 80 years old, 1 man 80 years old
– Stark County: 1 woman from the 80s
– Stephenson County: 1 woman from the 90s
– Tazewell County: 1 woman from the 80s
– Vermilion County: 1 woman from the 90s
– Wayne County: 1 60 year old man
– Will County: 2 men 70 years old, 2 men 80 years old
– Williamson County: 1 woman from the 80s
– Winnebago County: 1 male 70 years old, 1 male 90 years old
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