Capitol Fax.com - Your Illinois News Radar » 1,182 new confirmed and probable cases; 5 additional deaths; 1,178 hospitalized; 266 in ICU; 2.3 percent average case positivity rate; 2.8 percent average test positivity rate; 90,135 average daily doses
Also remember that deaths are a lagging indicator. Deaths should follow a decline if cases and the positivity percentage have decreased a bit. Great, now lets lower the age to 55 and older before we roll into 1C When was the last time we had five or fewer deaths? Here’s hoping this isn’t temporary. - lake county democrat - Monday, Mar 8, 21 @ 12:46 pm: The low death number tracks a bit with what’s happening in Israel: while the drop in new cases leveled off (possibly because of the new variant), the 7 day average deaths number continued to drop. Since vaccines have targeted the at-ris...