Updated 7/12/2021 6:21 PM
Average caseloads of COVID-19 rose for the seventh day in a row, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Monday.
On July 5, the seven-day average for new infections per day was 284.7 compared to the latest total of 559.6.
The state s positivity rate for COVID-19 cases is 1.7% based on a seven-day average, reflecting an upward trend.
The new numbers come as COVID-19 daily vaccinations dwindle, hitting an average of 17,288 on Sunday compared to 45,606 on June 11.
Educators are watching inoculation metrics carefully after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated guidelines Friday to allow fully vaccinated people to go without masks in schools. Masks still are required for unvaccinated individuals at schools, a stance the Illinois Department of Public Health endorsed.
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