Coronavirus In Illinois: 268 New COVID-19 Cases, 15 Additional Deaths; 52% Of Adults Fully Vaccinated
Illinois public health officials Saturday reported 268 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, including 15 additional deaths.
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Illinois public health officials Saturday reported 268 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, including 15 additional deaths.
Illinois is averaging 381 new cases per day over the past week, a 61% decrease from two weeks ago. It's also the lowest 7-day case average since late March 2020.
Illinois is averaging 413 new cases per day over the past week, down 61% from two weeks ago. It's also the lowest 7-day case average since late March 2020.
As of Wednesday, the state's 7-day average statewide case positivity rate is down to 1.0%, the lowest it's been at any point during the pandemic.
Illinois is averaging 467 new cases per day over the past week, down 62% from two weeks ago. It's also the lowest seven-day average for new cases since late March 2020.
Illinois is averaging 472 new cases per day over the past week, down 64% from two weeks ago. That's also the lowest 7-day case average since late March 2020.
Illinois public health officials Sunday reported 342 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, including 37 additional deaths.
Illinois is averaging 586 new cases per day over the past week, the lowest daily case average in more than a year, since the last seven days of March 2021.
The statewide seven-day average case positivity rate in Illinois stands at 1.5%, tied with Wednesday for the lowest average infection rate the state has reported during the pandemic.
Illinois is averaging 668 new cases per day over the past week, down 56% from two weeks ago. It's also the lowest daily case average since late June 2020.
The statewide seven-day average case positivity rate stands at 1.6% for the second day in a row, the lowest infection rate ever reported by IDPH.
Illinois public health officials Sunday reported 602 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, including 18 additional deaths.
Illinois public health officials Saturday reported 802 new confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases, including 37 additional deaths.
Illinois is averaging 972 coronavirus cases per day over the past week, the lowest daily average for new cases since July 13, 2020, when the state was averaging 991 cases per day.
Illinois' seven-day average case positivity rate is down to 1.9%, the lowest the state has reported at any point since officials began tracking that statistic in May 2020.
Illinois is averaging 1,220 new cases per day over the past week, down 39% from two weeks ago.
Illinois is averaging 1,421 new cases per day over the past week, a 40% drop from two weeks ago.
Illinois is averaging 1,460 new COVID cases per day over the past week, down 37% from two weeks ago.
New infections from COVID-19 continue to drop in Illinois, which has seen a sharp decline in new cases over the past few weeks, while hospitalizations have also reached a six-week low.
Illinois is averaging 1,546 new coronavirus cases per day over the past week, a 26% drop from one week ago, and a 42% decline from two weeks ago.
The Illinois Department of Public Health on Saturday reported 1,513 new cases of COVID-19 and 47 deaths.
Illinois is averaging 2,032 new cases per day so far this month, down 36% from the start of April.
Illinois is averaging 2,047 new cases per day so far this month, a 35% decline from the same time period in April.
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Illinois is averaging 2,058 new coronavirus cases per day so far in May, a 34% decline from the same time in April.
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