Illinois Reports Most New COVID-19 Cases In 2021; Surpasses 2 Million Total Infections
Illinois is averaging 11,561 new cases per day over the past week, a 160% increase in the average daily caseload since the start of December.
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Illinois is averaging 11,561 new cases per day over the past week, a 160% increase in the average daily caseload since the start of December.
"The numbers are going up here in Illinois. We had 5,000 cases in Illinois logged Wednesday. So, it's going in the wrong direction."
The Illinois Department of Public Health announced 11,524 new cases were reported on Thursday, which is the highest daily case count this year.
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 5,644 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the most in a single day since Sept. 3.
The Illinois Department of Public Health on Tuesday reported the first human case of rabies in the state since 1954 in a man who died after apparently being bitten by a bat.
The latest surge of new COVID-19 cases in Illinois appears to be slowing, as new statewide infections have dropped for the second week in a row, and hospitalizations also are beginning to decline.
Illinois health officials reported Friday 30,319 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide, including 178 deaths in the past week.
While new cases are still increasing across Illinois, they are not rising as quickly as they were at the beginning of August.
Illinois is averaging 3,526 new cases per day over the past week, the state's highest daily case average since April 13.
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Illinois is averaging 2,392 new cases per day over the past week, the highest daily case rate since May 7.
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Illinois is averaging 1,587 new cases per day over the past week, up more than fivefold from one month ago, when the state was averaging 248 new cases per day.
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The state averaged 636 new coronavirus cases per day over the past week, a 116 percent increase over the daily case average reported on July 1.
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United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
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Chicago police said a 12-year-old boy was grazed by a bullet while riding in a car in Chicago's Austin neighborhood.
Illinois state Rep. Kam Buckner (D-Illinois) has introduced a bill that would authorize autonomous vehicle pilot programs in several counties.
Charges were filed after a man was stabbed inside a home that also caught fire in Chicago's North Austin community early Tuesday morning.
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