UpdatedThu, Apr 8, 2021 at 11:43 am CT
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As of Thursday, the Cook County Department of Health is reporting 227,272 confirmed cases and 4,143 deaths since the pandemic began. (Lauren Ramsby/Patch)
NORTHBROOK, IL Health officials in Illinois are continuing to see an uptick in coronavirus cases across the state. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported Wednesday 3,790 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 28 additional deaths.
In Northbrook, cases have been rising for the last month after a drastic drop in cases to start 2021. As of Thursday, there have been 2,982 confirmed coronavirus-related cases in Glenview, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health. These numbers indicate an +53.1 percent change in confirmed cases over the last 14 days.
Vaccinations top 146,000 in county
Ron DeBrock, ronald.debrock@thetelegraph.com
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WOOD RIVER A total of 146,158 COVID-19 vaccinations had been administered in Madison County as of Wednesday, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
That includes 82,712 first doses and 63,446 or 23.99% of the county’s population now fully vaccinated.
The Madison County Health Department has said the actual numbers for both vaccination categories are higher than the IDPH figures.
In Madison County, COVID-19 vaccination appointments are available by appointment only to anyone 16 years and older.
For an appointment visit www.madisonchd.org, https://coronavirus-vaccine-outreach-madcoil.hub.arcgis.com/, or the county’s Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages. People without computers who need help scheduling appointments can call 618-650-8445 Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
UpdatedThu, Apr 8, 2021 at 11:07 am CT
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As of Thursday, the Cook County Department of Health is reporting 227,272 confirmed cases and 4,143 deaths since the pandemic began. (Lauren Ramsby/Patch)
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL Health officials in Illinois are continuing to see an uptick in coronavirus cases across the state. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported Wednesday 3,790 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 28 additional deaths.
In Arlington Heights, cases have been rising for the last month after a drastic drop in cases to start 2021. As of Thursday, there have been 6,074 confirmed coronavirus-related cases in Arlington Heights, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health. These numbers indicate an +118 percent change in confirmed cases over the last 14 days.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 3,739 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 34 additional deaths.
Cook County: 1 male 30s, 1 female 40s, 2 females 50s, 1 male 50s, 1 female 60s, 5 males 60s, 4 females 70s, 1 male 70s, 3 females 80s, 5 males 80s, 2 males 90s
Grundy County: 1 female 80s
Kankakee County: 1 female 70s
Lake County: 1 female 80s
Lee County: 1 male 70s
Randolph County: 1 male 60s, 1 male 80s
Rock Island County: 1 male 60s
Will County: 1 male 60s
Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 1,269,196 cases, including 21,457 deaths, in 102 counties in Illinois. The age of cases ranges from younger than one to older than 100 years. Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 97,741 specimens for a total of 20,916,192. As of last night, 1,798 individuals in Illinois were
Updated 4/6/2021 6:49 PM
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Illinois continue to climb, hitting a level Tuesday the state hasn t seen since mid-February with more than 1,600 patients.
However, suburban doctors are quick to note the new patients they re seeing these days are less likely to die from the virus and are recovering at a much faster pace than those sickened by the respiratory disease in the past.
What we have now is a vaccine-preventable disease, and we re seeing that in the patients coming in, said Dr. Jonathan Pinsky, medical director of infection control and prevention at Edward Hospital in Naperville. The new vulnerability is not being immunized.