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Illinois decision to pause use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will not have a large impact on the state s vaccination plans, officials say.
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Meanwhile, hospitalizations have been on the rise in Illinois, nearly doubling over the course of the last month, health officials say.
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Illinois public health officials on Wednesday reported 3,790 new cases of COVID-19, the highest number of infections confirmed in a single day since late January and the latest red flag of a statewide resurgence.
The new cases raised Illinois’ average testing positivity rate to 4.1%, another figure the state hadn’t seen since Jan. 29, according to the Illinois Department of Health.
It was at an all-time low of 2.1% on March 12, suggesting coronavirus transmission has nearly doubled over a span of less than four weeks.
The uptick has been even more pronounced in Chicago, where the positivity rate is 5.2% and an average of 606 residents are testing positive every day a 21% increase compared to last week.