Illinois has administered 147,115 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to 5-11 year olds, and 1,498,608 booster doses

Illinois children between the ages of 5 and 11 are now averaging 566 new COVID-19 cases a day over the past week, the highest infection rate for that age group since the start of the pandemic

As of late Wednesday, Illinois had 1,669 COVID-19 patients in the hospital. the most since October 8