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The statewide seven-day average case positivity rate in Illinois is down to 3.8%, the lowest it's been since April 5, and the first time it's been below 4% since April 6.
Good news and bad news in the latest COVID-19 data from Illinois, as new cases have dropped over the past week, but hospitalizations are still climbing statewide.
Illinois public health officials Sunday reported 2,666 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, including 10 additional deaths.
Although vaccinations are still rising, new cases and hospitalizations in April are still far surpassing those in March.
Illinois averaging 3237 new coronavirus cases per day in April, up 104% over the first 16 days of March.
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 3,581 new confirmed and probable coronavirus cases on Thursday, as well as 40 new deaths. It's the most deaths reported in a single day since March 11.
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 3,028,415 people in Illinois have been fully vaccinated as of Tuesday night, accounting for 23.77% of the population.
Aurora city officials said the 1,000 appointments scheduled for Tuesday can be rescheduled for an upcoming clinic where the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines will be used.
Even as Illinois expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to everyone age 16 and older on Monday, new virus cases continue to climb across the state, with new daily case counts having nearly doubled over the past month.
Over the past week, Illinois is averaging 2,634 new coronavirus cases per day, up 28% from one week ago.
Illinois is averaging 2,602 new cases per day over the past week, up 32% from one week ago.
Illinois is now averaging 2,411 new cases per day over the past week, a 21% increase over one week ago.
Illinois is averaging 2,440 new COVID-19 cases per day over the past week, a 33% increase over one week ago, when the state was averaging 1,829 new cases per day.
Illinois continues to see a troubling uptick in COVID-19 cases, as the number of daily infections and hospitalizations both have grown by double digits over the past week.
It will be up to each individual local and county health department to decide if they will expand eligibility, and the state is encouraging residents to check with their local health department on their rules.
For the second day in a row, Illinois has reported more than 2,000 new cases of COVID-19 statewide, as new cases have increased by 18% over the past week.
"We're already seeing some concerning plateaus and even increases in hospitalizations and cases. We're not out of the woods yet," IDPH Director Dr Ngozi Ezike said.
The statewide seven-day average case positivity rate in Illinois stands at 2.6%. The state's average case positivity rate has now been below 3% for 36 days in a row.
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 135,525 doses of COVID vaccines were administered on Thursday, the second most in a single day, behind only the 152,697 doses given out on March 12.
Gov. JB Pritzker will significantly expand vaccine eligibility for most of Illinois next month, making shots available to anyone age 16 or older starting April 12, although Chicago will continue to set its own rules for who gets inoculations in the city.
For the second day in a row, Illinois has set a new record for the average number of daily COVID-19 vaccinations aministered statewide, while also marking 30 days with an infection rate below 3%.
The state's 7-day average case positivity rate stands at 2.2%, and has now been below 3% for 29 days in a row, the longest such stretch during the pandemic.
The state is now averaging 97,758 vaccinations per day over the past week.
Since the start of the pandemic, the Illinois Department of Public Health has reported a total of 1,206,172 coronavirus cases, including 20,901 deaths.
At least 100,000 doses of vaccine have been given out on four of the past seven days in Illinois.
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A new report from the University of Illinois Chicago said federal immigration enforcement led to $1.26 billion in unspent money at retail establishments and restaurants in Cook County.
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Durbin opened Tuesday's oversight hearing by accusing the director of turning the bureau's powers against President Trump's political opponents.
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Three girls have been charged with threatening a school in the west Chicago suburb of Addison, with two of them making a video depicting a shooting at the school, authorities announced Wednesday.
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