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Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 2,137 new coronavirus cases, 10 deaths; Public Health Navigator Program launches ABC 7 Chicago Digital Team
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Illinois public health officials reported 2,137 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and 10 related deaths Monday.
There have been 1,323,170 total COVID cases, including 21,836 deaths in the state since the pandemic began.
A total of 10,913,325 doses of vaccine have been delivered to providers in Illinois, including Chicago.
A total of 8,860,975 vaccines have been administered in Illinois as of Sunday night. The seven-day rolling average of vaccines administered daily is 105,873 doses. There were 50,512 doses reported administered in Illinois Sunday.
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By Kevin Bessler - Illinois Radio Network
The state of Illinois has launched a new program designed to help provide vaccine education and resources statewide.
The Pandemic Health Navigator program, already operating around the state, integrates community health centers, organizations and public health partners to coordinate resources for Illinois regions affected by the pandemic.
To date, 65 organizations and 23 health centers are participating in the program. According to the governor’s office, the partnerships have helped hire more than 400 community health care workers and regional supervisors, with the goal to hire hundreds more in the next three months.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the program will target among others, those hesitant to get vaccinated.
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SARAH MANSUR
Capitol News Illinois
SPRINGFIELD â Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a new state program Monday that aims to increase vaccine access in low-income, vulnerable communities and to connect residents across the state to COVID-19 assistance programs for transportation, food, utilities or other resources.
The COVID-19 Pandemic Health Navigator Program serves areas of the state outside of Chicago and Cook County, and is funded by $60 million in grants from the Illinois Department of Public Health to regional organizations.
âThis program is about one-on-one connections involving established, trusted members of the community, whether that s a federally qualified health center or a church or an LGBTQ+ center, a senior center or a local branch of the NAACP,â Pritzker said at a news conference at VNA Health Care in Aurora.