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The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from Dec. 10-16 is 10.0%. The test positivity rate is a metric the state began providing in late October. It is calculated by using the total number of positive tests over the total number of tests. This is the metric being used to by state health officials to make decisions about mitigations. As of Wednesday night, 4,751 people in Illinois were reported to be hospitalized with COVID-19. Of those, 1,056 patients were in the ICU with COVID-19 ...

* Press release… The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 8,828 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 181 additional deaths. - Boone County: 1 male 90s - Bureau County: 1 female 90s - Carroll County: 1 female 60s - Champaign County: 1 female 70s - Christian County: 1 female 80s - Clinton County: 2 females 90s, 1 male 90s - Coles County: 1 female 80s - Cook County: 1 male 20s, 3 males 40s, 6 males 50s, 3 females 60s, 5 m...

The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from Dec. 9-15 is 10.3%. The test positivity rate is a metric the state began providing in late October. It is calculated by using the total number of positive tests over the total number of tests. This is the metric being used to by state health officials to make decisions about mitigations. As of Tuesday night, 4,793 people in Illinois were reported to be hospitalized with COVID-19. Of those, 1,045 patients were in the ICU with COVID-19 and ...

Stubborn second wave Meanwhile, McLean County’s testing positivity rate (7-day average) ticked up to 9.6%. That’s in contrast to the statewide and regional averages that have consistently fallen since a mid-November peak. The statewide positivity rate is now 8.6%; the regional rate is 10%. McLean County’s stubborn second wave is ongoing. There have been more than 1,000 active cases here every day since Nov. 10. New state restrictions went into effect here Nov. 4. About 88% of Bloomington-...

Vaccine distribution update: Our very first doses were delivered first to our RHCC hubs, then on to 45 counties and local health departments, finally, arriving at 77 hospitals statewide. I’m pleased that all shipments arrived safely and securely over the last two days. pic.twitter.com/IdUI3NcBHb — Governor JB Pritzker (@GovPritzker) December 17, 2020 On the day that about 220 health care workers in Champaign County got their first round of the COVID-19 vaccine, Carle Foundation Hospit...

The election changes adopted this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic have largely been very popular with county clerks statewide, according to a survey of clerks conducted by Secretary of State Michael Adams’ office. Clerks from the Owensboro region said they would like to see some of the changes made for this year’s elections become regular parts of every election cycle. To prevent election day crowding of polling places, the state adopted a plan that allowed for weeks of early voting...

The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from Dec. 9-15 is 10.3%. The test positivity rate is a metric the state began providing in late October. It is calculated by using the total number of positive tests over the total number of tests. This is the metric being used to by state health officials to make decisions about mitigations. As of Tuesday night, 4,793 people in Illinois were reported to be hospitalized with COVID-19. Of those, 1,045 patients were in the ICU with COVID-19 and ...

The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from Dec. 9-15 is 10.3%. The test positivity rate is a metric the state began providing in late October. It is calculated by using the total number of positive tests over the total number of tests. This is the metric being used to by state health officials to make decisions about mitigations. As of Tuesday night, 4,793 people in Illinois were reported to be hospitalized with COVID-19. Of those, 1,045 patients were in the ICU with COVID-19 and ...

* Press release… The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 7,123 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 146 additional deaths. - Adams County: 1 male 70s, 1 male 80s - Christian County: 1 male 60s, 1 male 80s - Clay County: 1 male 70s, 1 female 100+ - Cook County: 1 female 40s, 1 male 40s, 3 males 50s, 3 females 60s, 3 males 60s, 9 females 70s, 3 males 70s, 8 females 80s, 3 males 80s, 1 female 90s, 2 males 90s, 1 female 1...

PEORIA — In a historic moment, health care workers in Chicago and Peoria on Tuesday became the first groups in Illinois to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, marking what Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike called “the beginning of the end” of the pandemic. The vaccine, developed by the drug companies Pfizer and BioNTech, was granted Emergency Use Authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week and is now being shipped throughout the United Sta...