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Here’s where each health region in northern Illinois stands as of Monday for new cases and vaccine administration

IDPH: 9.04% of Illinois residents are fully vaccinated against COVID-19

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,182 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and five additional deaths Monday, and a total of 3,387,778 COVID-19 vaccines have been administered.

The five new COVID-19 deaths announced in the fewest in one day since September 14.

The seven-day rolling average of Illinois’ positivity rate stayed flat at 2.3%. The state received the results of 39,636 COVID-19 tests in the 24 hours leading up to Monday afternoon.

Illinois has seen 1,199,517 total cases of the virus, and 20,767 people have died. The state has conducted a total of 18,679,826 tests since the start of the pandemic.

As of late Sunday, Illinois had 1,178 COVID-19 patients in the hospital. Of those, 266 were in intensive care units, and 118 were on ventilators.

Vaccine update: As of Monday, IDPH reported a total of 4,268,375 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been distributed statewide, with 3,387,778 vaccines administered.

As of the time this story was published, 1,152,020 of the population of Illinois have been fully vaccinated, or 9.04%. Illinois has a population of 12,741,080 people.

There can be as much as a 72-hour delay in reporting from healthcare providers on vaccines administered.

In northern Illinois, here is the percentage of the population fully vaccinated by county:

Chicago: 7.91%

Suburban Cook: 9.00%

Lake: 7.29%

McHenry: 6.26%

DuPage: 9.24%

Kane: 6.20%

Will: 6.80%

Kendall: 9.50%

La Salle: 9.25%

Grundy: 7.44%

DeKalb: 7.03%

Ogle: 8.90%

Lee: 9.13%

Whiteside: 9.66%

Bureau: 8.97%

Regional update: Currently, all 11 of the state’s health regions are in Phase 4 of the state’s reopening plan.

Phase 5 in Illinois – all sectors of the economy reopen with businesses, schools, and recreation resuming normal operations with new safety guidance and procedures – comes when “either a vaccine is developed to prevent additional spread of COVID-19, a treatment option is readily available that ensures health care capacity is no longer a concern, or there are no new cases over a sustained period,” according to the state’s Restore Illinois plan.

Regional data from the IDPH remains on a three-day lag.

The North Suburban region (McHenry and Lake counties) has seen 44 consecutive days under 8% for its COVID-19 test positivity rate. The region’s positivity rate stayed flat at 3.4%. Currently, 33% of ICU beds are available.

The region has never dropped below the 20% threshold for ICU bed availability since tracking began.

Within this region, McHenry County’s seven-day positivity rate average stayed flat at 5.4%. Lake County, which does about two-thirds of the testing in the region, is reporting a rolling average of 2.7%.

Hospitalizations have decreased or remained stable for 10 out of the last 10 days in this region.

The West Suburban region (DuPage and Kane counties) has seen 47 consecutive days under 8%. The region’s positivity rate increased to 4.6%. Currently, 30% of ICU beds are available.

The region has 85 consecutive days over the 20% threshold for ICU bed availability.

Within this region, Kane County’s seven-day positivity average is at 4.9% and DuPage County is at 4.5%.

Hospitalizations have decreased or remained stable for eight out of the last 10 days in this region.

The South Suburban region (Will and Kankakee counties) has seen 49 consecutive days under 8%. The region’s positivity rate increased to 3.7%. Currently, 35% of ICU beds are available.

The region has 67 consecutive days under the 20% threshold for ICU bed availability.

Hospitalizations have decreased or remained stable for 10 out of the past 10 days in this region.

The North region (Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, and Winnebago counties) has maintained a positivity rate under 8% for 52 days. The region’s positivity rate decreased to 2.4%. Currently, 29% of ICU beds are available.

The region has seen 85 consecutive days above the 20% threshold for ICU bed availability.

Within this region, DeKalb County’s positivity rate decreased to 4.6%, Lee County’s rate decreased to 0.6%, and Whiteside County’s decreased to 1.8%.

Hospitalizations have decreased or remained stable for 10 out of the past 10 days in this region.

The North-Central region (Bureau, Fulton, Grundy, Henderson, Henry, Kendall, Knox, La Salle, Livingston, Marshall, McDonough, McLean, Mercer, Peoria, Putnam, Rock Island, Stark, Tazewell, Warren and Woodford counties) has seen 53 days under 8%. The region’s positivity rate stayed flat at 2.7%.

Currently, 30% of ICU beds are available. The region has 73 consecutive days over the 20% threshold for ICU bed availability. Hospitalizations have decreased or remained stable for 10 out of the last 10 days in this region.

Within this region, La Salle County’s seven-day positivity rate increased to 2.9%.

Chicago has seen 47 consecutive days under 8%. The region’s positivity rate stayed flat at 2.8%.

Currently, 28% of ICU beds are available. The region has 85 consecutive days over the 20% threshold for ICU bed availability.

Hospitalizations have decreased or remained stable for eight out of the last 10 days in this region.

Suburban Cook County has seen 47 days under 8%. The region’s positivity rate decreased to 3.2%.

Currently, 26% of ICU beds are available. The region has 66 consecutive days over the 20% threshold for ICU bed availability.

Hospitalizations have decreased or remained stable for nine out of the last 10 days in this region.

To see how other regions across the state are doing, see the full IDPH dashboard here.

Newly reported deaths include:

• Christian County: 1 female 70s

• Cook County: 1 male 60s, 1 male 70s, 1 female 90s

• Monroe County: 1 male 90

John Sahly

John Sahly

John Sahly is the Managing editor for the Shaw Local News Network. He has been with Shaw Media since 2008, previously serving as digital editor, and the Daily Chronicle sports editor and sports reporter.