Although patients hospitalized with COVID-19 remained high at 5,238 occupied beds a daily total reached last year on only a handful of days it still meant 2,100 fewer patients hospitalized with the virus than when Illinois hit its record high on Jan. 12.
Nearly 700 fewer COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in Illinois Monday night than the state’s all-time record of 7,380 set on Jan. 12. Deaths dipped, too, Although hopeful, Northwestern Medical’s Dr. Sajal Tanna warned, "I wouldn’t let my guard down."
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The 488,873 COVID-19 tests reported as administered on Saturday were actually from nearly a week’s worth of tests, a public health official said. Other COVID-19 metrics released on Monday suggest the latest astronomical surge of the Omicron variant is far from over.