Illinois health officials on Saturday reported 5,343 new cases of coronavirus and 130 additional deaths attributed to the virus.
According to the most recent data from the Illinois Department of Public Health, Thursday’s new cases raise the statewide total to 1,064,667 cases since the pandemic began, along with 18,179 deaths.
In the past 24 hours, 102,372 new test results were returned to state laboratories, IDPH said, bringing the total statewide tests to 14,667,148.
The seven-day statewide preliminary positivity rate across all tests fell from 6.5% to 6.3%. The rate of positivity in single tested individuals also dropped from 7.7% to 7.5%.
On Friday night, 781,150 doses of the coronavirus vaccine were delivered across the state, with 268,525 doses of the vaccine allocated to pharmacies that run long-term care facilities.
Thus, the total number of doses distributed in the state reaches 1,049,675, according to IDPH. Of these, a total of 471,157 vaccines were administered, including 62,778 in long-term care facilities.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced that three state regions could reverse Level 3 mitigations on Friday, with many behind.
Pritzker is also pushing for more federal aid to acquire doses of two approved coronavirus vaccines, launching plans to start Phase 1B of the state’s vaccination plan, given that enough health and long-term professionals and residents have received the vaccines.