Illinois COVID-19 vaccine suppliers averaged more than 102,147 shots per day last week compared to less than 53,000 shots per day less than a month ago.
The Illinois Department of Public Health also reported Monday that 62,508 vaccinations had been given the previous day. Although lower than average, many vaccination rooms were closed or reduced on Sunday hours.
To date, vaccine providers across the state have given 4,102,810 shots since the first doses arrived in Illinois three months ago. There are now 1,524,765 people in Illinois who have been fully vaccinated by the state supply of the vaccine, or about 12% of the population, based on IDPH records. Many others are in the waiting period between their first and second dose of the Moderna or Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine.
Government officials also reported another 12 deaths from COVID-19 and 782 newly diagnosed cases.
This brings the death toll from the virus to 20,955, with 1,210,113 infected since the outbreak.
Although this is the first time that the number of new cases since July is less than 1,000, there are also only 39,145 test results. It kept the positive percentage of seven days across the country at 2.2%, roughly where it had been for almost two weeks. At its peak in mid-November, the average positive rate of seven days averaged 13.2%. The percentage indicates how many of the tests performed resulted in a new case of the disease being diagnosed.
Meanwhile, hospitals around the world are treating 1112 patients for COVID-19 infections. Of those admitted to the hospital, 227 are in intensive care, according to IDPH figures.
Government JB Pritzker on Monday announced plans to deploy mobile vaccination units of the Illinois National Guard in more rural parts of the state. As more vaccination sites are set up, the availability of vaccine doses is expected to increase, especially in the suburbs.
This is the case in Kane County, where officials have announced that a new vaccination site will be built in Batavia and will serve Friday, serving those currently eligible according to state guidelines until April, and then on May 1 for all otherwise available. workers, people 65 and older, and those under 65 with medical conditions that increase their risk of serious cases if they receive COVID-19.
“We are going to be able to open it up to our entire population who are eligible for the vaccine,” Corinne Pierog, chairwoman of the Kane County Board, told ABC 7 Chicago on Monday.