The CDC said younger people with underlying health issues can decide for themselves. Visit the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity COVID-19 Quick Links Page for access to a vast number of resources for businesses, workers. The CDC director has added frontline workers to the list of those eligible for booster shots, which also includes people 65 and older, nursing home residents and those 50 and above with chronic health care problems should get boosters 6 months after their first dose. State data shows 56% of the population in Illinois has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.Īccording to the CDC, Illinois the majority of Illinois counties are in the "high transmission" level, even though total case numbers have been trending down. The seven-day rolling average of vaccines administered daily is 27,051. Of those, 341 patients were in the ICU and 172 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.Ī total of 14,994,065 vaccines have been administered in Illinois as of Wednesday.
Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported testing 147,978 specimens for a total of 33,718,267 since the pandemic began.Īs of Thursday night, 1,550 patients in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19, the fewest since August 9. CHICAGO (WLS) - Illinois reported 4,148 new COVID cases and 10 deaths Thursday. Coronavirus deaths are also trending down in the last week, though at a slower pace than new cases. There have been 3,013,709 total COVID cases, including 32,299 deaths in the. In the past seven days, Illinois' COVID metrics have trended downward across the board, with new COVID cases down 19% compared to the week before. CHICAGO (WLS) - Illinois public health officials reported 3,184 new COVID cases and 50 related deaths Friday. Please note: The video in the player above is from a previous report The seven-day statewide test positivity rate from Oct. CHICAGO (WLS) - Illinois reported 1,413 new COVID cases and 17 related deaths Friday as the BA.2 omicron subvariant has become the dominant strain in Chicago. There have been 1,665,777 total COVID cases, including 25,407 deaths in the state since the pandemic began.
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Public health officials share how to celebrate Halloween safely this year, especially for kids who are too young for the vaccine.ĬHICAGO (WLS) - Illinois Department of Public Health officials reported 2,413 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and 30 related deaths Friday.
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