John Sahly

As of late Tuesday, Illinois had 1,138 COVID-19 patients in the hospital. Of those, 120 were in intensive care units, and 35 were on ventilators.

The COVID-19 case rate in Illinois is at its lowest point in almost three weeks, while hospitalizations, a lagging COVID-19 indicator, are at their highest point since Feb. 23.

The state’s seven-day rolling average for new COVID-19 cases per day went down to 5,396, the lowest average in almost two weeks. Hospitalizations, a lagging COVID-19 indicator, are at their highest level since late February.

At the Medium Community Level, people at risk of severe health outcomes are advised to take additional precautions to protect themselves from the virus, including masking up in indoor spaces. Illinois is also now over 900 patients in the hospital with COVID-19.

As of late Wednesday, Illinois had 880 COVID-19 patients in the hospital, an overnight increase of 19 patients and the highest number of total people in the hospital with COVID-19 since March 2

Illinois is now up to 75 COVID-19 hospital admissions per day, the most since the end of February

As of late Monday, Illinois had 846 COVID-19 patients in the hospital, an overnight increase of 69 patients and the most total people in the hospital with COVID-19 since March 2

Illinois' COVID-19 case rate is at its highest point since Feb. 10. The number of new daily hospital admissions for COVID-19 has more than doubled from a month ago. But the total number people in hospitals with COVID-19 was down by almost 50 patients compared to Friday.

There are now 13 counties, plus the city of Chicago, that are at “medium” risk for COVID-19, according to new data from the Illinois Department of Public Health released Friday. Illinois also announced the most new COVID-19 cases in a single day since Feb. 4.

This is only the second time since Illinois COVID-19 hospitalization data became public in April 2020 that there were fewer than 20 coronavirus patients on a ventilator.

For the first time since March 3, Illinois has more than 800 patients in the hospital with COVID-19

As of late Monday, Illinois had 733 COVID-19 patients in the hospital, the most since March 7.

Illinois is averaging 65 COVID-19 hospital admissions per day over the past week, the most since early March

DuPage, Lake, Champaign, Logan and McLean counties are at "medium" risk for COVID-19, as the number of patients in Illinois hospitals with COVID-19 continues to rise, and the state announced the most new cases in a single day since February 4

It’s the most new COVID-19 cases in a single day for Illinois since February 11. The state’s seven-day rolling average for new cases went up to 3,214 new cases per day, the highest average since February 17.