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Illinois set a record for the third day in a row for the number of people vaccinated. The march took place when the state re-allocated the vaccine from areas with lower demand, to regions such as the collar centers where demand is high. The governor made it clear that the state was not accumulating reserves.
“There is no rainy day fund for the vaccinations. If we can push it into someone’s arm, we are going to do it right away. We are using as much vaccine as we can,” government JB Pritzker said.
But the governor conceded that organizations working with local health departments could hold doses in some areas.
“Sometimes those partners keep a few more vaccines on the shelf than they should. And so we just want everyone to put them out,” Pritzker said.
There were 1,279,772 total COVID cases, including 21,505 deaths in the state.
As of Saturday night, it was reported that 1834 patients in Illinois were in the hospital with COVID-19. Of these, 409 patients were in the ICU and 176 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
Within the past 24 hours, laboratories reported testing 69,600 samples for a total of 21,172,007 since the pandemic began.
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The preliminary seven-day positive test positivity from 4 to 10 April is 4.9%.
In Chicago, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said 1.5 million doses of COVID vaccine have now been given, with efforts focused specifically on vulnerable communities. Starting Saturday morning, the former grocery store Treasure Island on Wells near Lincoln Park will serve as a vaccination site, giving another 1,000 doses.
The site offers complete vaccination through the Johnson & Johnson vaccine before the single-dose shot is sent next week.
“Doing it tomorrow with the Johnson & Johnson and taking care of it in one day makes it a lot easier for us,” Hopkins said.
Since other states like California set dates to reopen, Pritzker is unwilling to commit to it.
“And I have never been able to give an answer because this virus is so unpredictable, but we are heading in the right direction,” Pritzker said.
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To proceed to phase five, 50% of those 16 and older must be vaccinated with at least the first shot. The current figure is now more than 43%, but it could rise faster from next week as fitness expands.
And the additional vaccinations could help reverse the current upward trend in cases and hospitalizations, which must be stable before the state can fully reopen.
A total of 9,001,105 doses of vaccine were delivered to suppliers in Illinois, including Chicago.
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A total of 7,178,611 vaccines have been administered in Illinois since Saturday night. The seven-day running average of vaccines administered daily is 126,827 doses. There are 131,285 doses reported that were administered in Illinois on Saturday, a new record.
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On Monday, April 12, all residents 16 years and older are eligible to receive a vaccine in Illinois. Chicago will wait until April 19 to expand the qualification. Chicago residents are eligible to be vaccinated on suburban sites.
The mass vaccination site in Lake County in Grayslake is also changing from Monday. The Fairfield site in Lake County, Illinois, will become a thoroughfare instead of a thoroughfare.
The province’s health department said it would allow them to administer 2,500 shots a day instead of 1,500. Masks and social distance are needed inside the building.
COVID Vaccine Appointments at Gary Vaccination Site Open to Illinois, Chicago Residents
With the shortage of Chicago COVID vaccines, many residents of the city are on their way to northwest Indiana to get their shots fired at the FEMA site in Gary.
Many Chicago residents have been looking for a vaccine for weeks. This week, the best health officials in Illinois also urged residents to drive to find a dose.
Because the Gary Mass Vaccination Site is run by FEMA, you do not have to be an Indiana resident to get an appointment. You can schedule an appointment by click here or call 866-211-9966 if you do not have access to a computer or need assistance.
The deaths reported on Sunday include:
– Cook County: 2 men 40s, 1 70s female, 1 80s female
– DeKalb County: 1 80-year-old man
– DuPage County: 1 female 70s
– Iroquois County: 1 80-year-old woman
– Kane County: 1 80-year-old man
– McHenry County: 1 female 80s, 1 80s female
– McLean County: 1 70-year-old man
-Montgomery County: 1 female 90s
– Peoria County: 1 20-year-old man
– St. Clair County: 1 female 90s
– Tazewell County: 1 60-year-old woman, 1 70-year-old woman
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