ILLINOIS – Sixteen deaths were reported on Tuesday in COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. On Monday, the state saw five deaths, the lowest number since July.
The latest deaths include:
- Champaign County: 1 man 40s, 1 man 60s, 1 man 80s
- Cook County: 1 men 70s, 1 80s men, 1 woman 90s, 1 90s men
- Kane County: 1 30-year-old woman
- Lake County: 1 female 60s, 1 female 70s
- LaSalle County: 1 female 80s
- Madison County: 1 60-year-old man
- McHenry County: 1 80-year-old man
- Monroe County: 1 male 90s
- Rock Island County: 1 female 90s
- Winnebago County: 1 60-year-old man
A total of 20,781 Illinois have died from the virus since the first death was reported in the state nearly a year ago.
Illinois crossed the bad mark of 10,000 deaths on November 5, almost 8 months into the pandemic. The following month, the state reported 238 deaths in a single day and the next 10,000 deaths lasted just three months. Illinois crossed that threshold in February.
Although the number of cases is falling – the test’s positivity rate from the state has dropped to 2.7 per cent – new cases remain too high, officials say, warning residents to continue wearing masks and distancing themselves from their neighbors until more Illinois residents can get a vaccine.
The state reported another 1,510 new cases on Tuesday.
But there is light at the end of the tunnel. The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention released new guidelines on Monday, saying it is good that individuals who have been fully vaccinated are maskless along with others who have been fully vaccinated.
While even fully vaccinated people should wear masks in public to protect those who have not yet received their shots, the rate of vaccination is increasing across the state, and it will not be long before things get back to normal. of normality does not come. officials say.
As of Tuesday, Illinois had received 4.18 million doses of the vaccine, plus another 414,900 as part of a federal pharmacy partnership. In total, 3.46 million doses have been administered in the past week at a rate of approximately 92,000 per day.
According to officials, many people could still die if mitigations weaken. As of Monday night, 1,177 Illinoisans were still in the hospital with COVID-19, including 263 in intensive care and 132 in ventilators.