State vaccinates a record 130,021 people Wednesday as case counts keep dropping
The state reported a record 130,021 COVID-19 vaccinations on Wednesday, officials reported. Brian Hill | Staff Photographer, January 2021
Updated 2/26/2021 7:49 AM Three weeks after Illinois eased COVID-19 restrictions, average daily caseloads are declining, state data showed Thursday, as officials announced a single-day virus vaccination record of 130,021. All of Illinois entered into "Phase 4" of the state's COVID-19 prevention program on Feb. 4, allowing gatherings of up to 50 people and greater capacity in restaurants, for example. Despite the increase in social activities, virus caseloads dropped from a seven-day average of 2,611 from Feb. 5 to 11 to 1,836 a day from Feb. 12 to 18, or nearly 30%, Illinois Department of Public Health records indicate.