COVID-19 hospitalizations now below 1,200 in Illinois

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,979 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and 63 additional deaths Thursday.

For Wednesday, the state administered 15,141 shots.

The state received the results of 132,055 COVID-19 tests in the 24 hours leading up to Thursday afternoon. The state’s positivity rate went up to 2.0%

Illinois has seen 3,024,663 total cases of the virus, and 32,580 people have died. The state has conducted a total of 54,187,451 tests since the start of the pandemic.

As of late Wednesday, Illinois had 1,183 COVID-19 patients in the hospital, the fewest since Aug. 3. Of those, 246 were in intensive care units, and 118 were on ventilators.

Vaccine update: As of Thursday, the IDPH reported a total of 23,777,965 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been distributed statewide, with 21,057,410 vaccines administered.

As of Thursday, 8,102,667 Illinoisans have been fully vaccinated, or 63.59% of the population. Illinois has a population of 12,741,080 people.

Also, 4,127,704 people have received a booster dose, or 32.39% of the state’s population. Among 5- to 11-year-olds, 39.12% have received at least one vaccine dose and 32.89% are fully vaccinated.

CDC numbers:

Among Illinois residents 5 and older:

Fully Vaccinated: 8,524,900 (71.5%)

At Least 1 Dose: 9,614,590 (80.6%)

Among Illinois residents 12 and older:

Fully Vaccinated: 8,149,742 (75.2%)

At Least 1 Dose: 9,161,697 (84.5%)

Among Illinois residents 18 and older:

Fully Vaccinated: 7,530,102 (76.4%)

At Least 1 Dose: 8,467,067 (85.9%)

Among Illinois residents 65 and older:

Fully Vaccinated: 1,784,727 (87.3%)

At Least 1 Dose: 1,962,404 (95%)

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

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

Chicago: 66.50%

Suburban Cook: 70.87%

Lake: 67.93%

McHenry: 64.26%

DuPage: 73.92%

Kane: 64.45%

Will: 65.03%

Kendall: 67.16%

La Salle: 57.23%

Grundy: 56.43%

DeKalb: 55.39%

Ogle: 55.82%

Lee: 57.50%

Whiteside: 50.81%

Bureau: 55.57%

Regional update: All 11 regions in the state are in Phase 5.

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

The North Suburban (McHenry and Lake counties) region’s positivity rate stayed flat at 3.6%. Currently, 25% of ICU beds are available.

Within this region, McHenry County’s seven-day positivity rate average decreased to 4.6%. Lake County, which does about two-thirds of the testing in the region, is reporting a rolling average of 3.2%.

Hospitalizations have decreased or remained stable 10 out of the past 10 days in this region. The region is down to a total of 77 COVID-19 patients in the hospital.

The West Suburban (DuPage and Kane counties) region’s positivity rate decreased to 3.4%. Currently, 29% of ICU beds are available.

Within this region, Kane County’s seven-day positivity rate decreased to 3.6%, and DuPage County’s decreased to 3.3%.

Hospitalizations decreased or remained stable 10 out of the past 10 days in this region. The region is down to 114 total COVID-19 patients in the hospital.

The South Suburban (Will and Kankakee counties) region’s positivity rate stayed flat at 3.3%. Currently, 22% of ICU beds are available.

Hospitalizations decreased or remained stable 10 out of the past 10 days in this region. The region is down to 55 total COVID-19 patients in the hospital.

The North (Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside and Winnebago counties) region’s positivity rate decreased to 4.2%.

Currently, 15% of ICU beds are available.

Within this region, DeKalb County’s positivity rate fell to 3.1%, Lee County’s rate decreased to 2.0%, and Whiteside County’s went down to 4.1%.

Hospitalizations decreased or remained stable 10 out of the past 10 days in this region. The region is down to 90 total COVID-19 hospitalizations.

The North-Central (Bureau, Fulton, Grundy, Henderson, Henry, Kendall, Knox, La Salle, Livingston, Marshall, McDonough, McLean, Mercer, Peoria, Putnam, Rock Island, Stark, Tazewell, Warren and Woodford counties) region’s positivity rate decreased to 3.2%.

Within this region, La Salle County’s seven-day positivity rate decreased to 3.4%. Currently, 25% of ICU beds are available. Hospitalizations decreased or remained stable for 10 out of the past 10 days. The region is down to a total of 145 COVID-19 patients in the hospital.

Chicago’s positivity rate fell to 1.4%. Currently, 17% of ICU beds are available. Hospitalizations decreased or remained stable for 10 out of the past 10 days.

Suburban Cook County’s positivity rate fell to 2.1%. Currently, 19% of ICU beds are available. Hospitalizations decreased or remained stable 10 out of the past 10 days in this region.