The total number of cases in Illinois now stands at 1,141,219, with a total of 19,526 deaths since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the past 24 hours, laboratories reported 105,085 samples for a total of 16,464,740.
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As of Thursday night, it was reported that 2,318 patients were in the hospital in Illinois with COVID-19. Of these, 491 patients were in the ICU and 254 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
The preliminary seven-day test tests the positivity of January 29-February. 4 is 4.3%.
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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 1,231,418 vaccine doses were administered, including 188,351 at long-term facilities. The seven-day running average number of vaccines is 49,082.
On Thursday, the state set a one-day record of one day, with a total of 74,965 doses.
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, a security perspective forms that 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 Illinois National Guard commander said more than 500 members of the National Guard are part of the mission to vaccinate people in the state, and the number is expected to grow in the coming weeks.
Major General Richard Neely called it a unique position, but the Guard is ready to deal.
“We are using our military skills to support the community, and therefore we will continue to establish the Guard’s capability to ascend early,” Major General Neely said.
Major General Neely said as soon as commercial enterprises and other government contracts catch up, they take over vaccinations.
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Illinois adds 80 new COVID-19 vaccine sites
Illinois officials have announced that 80 new COVID-19 vaccination sites have been added in the state, bringing the total to 390.
The new locations include 78 new Walgreens sites, reducing the total number of Walgreens sites to 170, as well as two Illinois National Guard-supporting sites in Cook and St. Louis. Clair.
Illinois partnered with Hy-Vee, Jewel-Osco, Kroger, Mariano’s and Walgreens for vaccinations:
-Hy-Vee – 16 places
-Jewel-Osco – 92 places
– Kroger – 17 places
-Mariano’s – 6 places
Walgreens – 170 places
There are also 12 COVID-19 vaccination sites supported by the state.
-Arlington Heights Health Center – 3250 N. Arlington Heights Rd., Arlington Heights
-Belle-Clair Fairgrounds – 200 S. Belt E # 2650, Belleville
– Blue Island Health Center – 12757 S. Western Ave., Blue Island
-Cottage Grover Health Center – 1645 Cottage Grove Ave., Ford Heights
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-Morton East Adolescent Health Center – 2423 S. Austin Blvd., Cicero
North Riverside Health Center – 1800 S. Harlem Ave., North Riverside
Provident Hospital – 500 E. 51st St., Chicago
-Robbins Health Center – 13450 S. Kedzie Ave., Robbins
-John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital – 1969 Ogden Ave., Chicago
-Tinley Park Convention Center – 18451 Convention Center Dr., Tinley Park
-Triton College – 2000 5th Ave., River Grove, East Campus T-Building
The deaths reported on Friday include:
– Adams County: 1 70-year-old man
– Coles County: 1 50-year-old man
– Cook County: 1 male 30s, 1 40s males, 1 50s females, 1 50s males, 8 males 60s, 1 70s females, 3 males 70s, 3 females 80s, 7 males 80s, 4 females 90s
– DuPage County: 1 70-year-old woman, 1 70-year-old woman, 2 80-year-old men, 1 90-year-old woman
– Effingham County: 1 70-year-old man, 1 80-year-old man
– Fayette County: 1 60-year-old man
– Grundy County: 1 man 70’s
– Jasper County: 1 female 80s, 1 80s female
– Kane County: 1 male 40s, 1 50s men, 2 women 70s, 1 80s female, 1 90s female
Kankakee County: 1 70-year-old man, 1 90-year-old woman
– Kendall County: 1 60-year-old man, 1 70-year-old woman
– Lake County: 1 40-year-old man, 1 60-year-old man, 1 70-year-old man, 2 80-year-old men
– Lawrence County: 1 60-year-old man
– Lee County: 1 female 90s
– Livingston County: 1 80-year-old woman, 1 80-year-old woman
– Macon County: 1 70-year-old man, 1 90-year-old man
– Marshall County: 1 80-year-old woman
– McHenry County: 1 70-year-old man, 1 80-year-old man
– McLean County: 1 60-year-old woman
– Montgomery County: 1 80-year-old man
– Pike County: 1 male 80s
– Rock Island County: 1 50s, 1 80s, 1 80s, 2 90s
– Sangamon County: 1 80-year-old man
– St. Clair County: 1 70-year-old man, 1 80-year-old woman
– Vermilion County: 1 40-year-old man
– Will County: 1 60-year-old man, 2 female 80s, 1 90s men
Sun-Times Media contributed to this report.
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