The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 748 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois. Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 3,063,735 cases, including 33,328 deaths, in Illinois. As of Sunday night, 461 individuals in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 59 patients were in the ICU and 31 patients were on ventilators. The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from March 21st – 27th is 1.5%. The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from March 21st – 27th is 1.7%. A total of 21,333,503 vaccines have been administered in Illinois as of Sunday night, 4,267,587 of those were booster doses. The seven-day rolling average of vaccines administered daily is 7,107 doses. Over the weekend 17,946 doses were reportedly administered in Illinois, 7,946 of those were booster doses. The Illinois Department of Public Health also announced Friday that in response to a sharp drop
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8 Tips for Vision Health During the Pandemic
Here’s how to protect yourself at a time that fewer people are going to the eye doctor
by Jessica Migala, AARP, January 11, 2021 |
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En español | The pandemic hasn’t been good for our eyesight.
It’s not just the amount of time we spend staring at computer screens. As we pared back our doctor visits, eye care was one of the first priorities to be slashed: There were an estimated 44 percent fewer ophthalmology visits and procedures done in 2020 than in 2019 one of the biggest dips for any medical subspecialty, according to analysis from Strata Decision Technology.