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The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 408 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 23 additional deaths. In addition, more than 68% of Illinois adults have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose and more than 51% of Illinois adults are fully vaccinated, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
- Adams County: 1 male 80s
- Champaign County: 1 female 80s
- Cook County: 1 male 30s, 1 female 40s, 1 male 40s, 1 female 50s, 1 female 60s, 2 females 70s, 1 male 70s, 1 female 80s, 1 male 90s
- DuPage County: 1 male 60s
- Grundy County: 1 male 70s
New COVID death noted in county
Ron DeBrock, ronald.debrock@thetelegraph.com
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WOOD RIVER One COVID-19 related death was reported late Tuesday by the Madison County Health Department.
According to the MCHD, the deceased was a woman in her 70s. The death was also reported Wednesday by the Illinois Department of Public Health.
To date, 503 people in the county have died from COVID-19.
The MCHD repported 11 confirmed and probable cases Tuesday, as well as 541 tests. To date, 30,397 cases have been recorded in the county, as well as of 334,118 tests. Only one COVID-19 patient was reported in Madison County hospitals.
Illinois reports 408 coronavirus cases, 23 deaths
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CHICAGO - Public health officials on Wednesday announced another 408 new cases of the coronavirus in Illinois and 23 additional deaths.
The cases were among 41,758 test results submitted to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
The seven-day testing positivity rate is at 1 percent, health officials said.
esting currently available for middle schools, high schools, and community colleges
To help ensure schools can more safely resume in-person learning, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced it is expanding access to no-cost and low-cost COVID-19 testing to elementary schools across Illinois. Schools can choose to utilize the saliva-based covidSHIELD test developed by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). The covidSHIELD test can quickly detect the virus that causes COVID-19, and its variants, including among people who do not have symptoms.
“As we move ever closer to returning to how we lived pre-pandemic, it is critically important that we identify cases of COVID-19 as quickly as possible to help prevent outbreaks, which could ultimately lead to new surges,” said IDPH Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike. “Offering testing in schools, along with vaccination and masking, can help protect students, staff, and teachers when in-person learning resumes