The total number of cases in Illinois now stands at 1,146,341, with a total of 19,633 deaths since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Laboratories reported 81,550 copies in the last 24 hours for a total of 16,636,585.
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As of Saturday night, 2,188 patients in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of these, 507 patients were in the ICU and 245 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
The preliminary seven-day statewide test tests positivity from January 31-Feb. 5 is 3.4%.
First case of COVID-19 variant identified in Lake County
The first case of a COVID-19 variant was reported in Lake County, according to a statement from the Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center.
The statement states that this B.1.1.7 variant was first identified in the United Kingdom. Lake County Health officials said the person who was infected recently traveled internationally and was placed in return in quarantine.
“We expect to see more cases of this new variant in Lake County, as it appears to be spreading easier and faster than other variants,” said Dr. Sana Ahmed, medical epidemiologist from the Lake County Department of Health, said.
At present, studies indicate that the currently available COVID-19 vaccines will be effective against the new strains, the statement said.
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A total of 1,635,925 doses of vaccine were delivered to suppliers in Illinois, including Chicago, with an additional 496,100 doses allocated to federal government partners for long-term care facilities, bringing the total number delivered in Illinois to 2132,025.
IDPH reports that a total of 1 342 857 vaccine doses were administered, including 188 351 at long-term facilities. The running average of vaccines administered over seven days is 51,553.
The IDPH says that the distribution numbers of vaccines are reported in real time and that the number of vaccines is as much as 72 hours behind.
Coronavirus test sites in Chicago will be closed for “bad weather” from Friday.
According to a notice from the city, test sites from the city will remain closed from Friday to Wednesday.
Thursday’s storm will be followed by a deep freezing point that will stretch next week. Temperatures may not rise above the single digits, and wind chills can reach minus 30 degrees in what city officials call an ‘arctic explosion’.
Everyone who needs to be tested over the next few days should contact their healthcare provider.
“Honestly, from a safety perspective, we do not want the staff and volunteers to be exposed,” said Dr. Allison Arwady, CDPH, said. ‘And there is access to the site. We do not want people to walk. ‘
The icy conditions also forced Loretto Hospital on the West Side to move its run-in tests inside.
“We are actually transforming our ground floor physiotherapy room, which is quite large and very spacious, into a COVID test area,” said Afya Khan, infection control officer at Loretto Hospital.
The city’s indoor vaccination sites will remain open, as will the mass vaccination center at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake. Officials there said the need to turn staff out of the cold regularly could cause delays.
Northwestern University professor Hani Mahmassani, an expert in transportation and logistics, said vaccination clinics are unlikely to show up.
“There will be problems in the staff,” she explained, “and also non-actions towards the patients. And in some cases you do not want patients to come out in this weather, especially for some older people group be vaccinated. “
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The deaths reported by Sunay include:
– Bond County: 1 80-year-old man
– Champaign County: 1 man 70’s
– Cook County: 1 female 50s, 1 female 60s, 2 men 60s, 2 women 70s, 1 female 80s, 3 men 80s
– Cumberland County: 1 70-year-old man
– DuPage County: 1 60-year-old woman, 1 70-year-old man, 1 80-year-old woman, 1 90-woman woman
– Grundy County: 1 female 60s
– Iroquois County: 1 man 70’s
– Kane County: 1 female 80s, 1 90s female
– Kankakee County: 1 50-year-old woman
– Knox County: 1 female 70s
– Lake County: 1 female 60s, 1 female 90s
– LaSalle County: 2 men 80s
– Lee County: 1 50-year-old man
– Madison County: 1 man 70’s
– Marion County: 1 female 80s
– McHenry County: 1 women 70s, 1 70s men
– Ogle County: 1 female 70s, 1 80s female
– St. Clair County: 1 70-year-old woman, 1 90-year-old woman
– Stark County: 1 female 80s
– Stephenson County: 1 70-year-old man
– Tazewell County: 1 80s, 1 90s female
– Vermilion County: 1 80-year-old woman, 1 80-year-old woman
– Winnebago County: 1 female 80s, 3 women 90s
– Woodford County: 1 50-year-old man, 1 90-year-old woman
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