All La Salle County residents, including fully-vaccinated people, should wear a mask while in public indoor settings, since the county is seeing substantial transmission of COVID-19, the La Salle County Health Department said Thursday.

Visitors over the age of 2 are required to wear face coverings while inside state offices and facilities

For Wednesday, Illinois administered 47,592 COVID-19 vaccines, the most in a single day since June 26

This interactive map shows how vaccinated the state of Illinois is by ZIP code.

Unvaccinated people, regardless of the variant, risk becoming very sick, Dr. Kalisha Hill said. For those hoping for protection through herd immunity, Hill said that’s unfair to the immunocompromised.

In its weekly report of breakthrough hospitalizations and deaths, the state's updated totals include: of the state's fully vaccinated population, 0.009% have been hospitalized due to COVID-19.

IDPH Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike: “Until more people are vaccinated, we join CDC in recommending everyone, regardless of vaccination status, wear a mask indoors in areas of substantial and high transmissions, and in K-12 schools.”

Citing new information about the ability of the delta variant to spread among vaccinated people, the CDC also recommended indoor masks for all teachers, staff, students and visitors to schools, regardless of vaccination status.

“Insurers may be unwilling to cover liabilities created as a result of failure to adhere to public health guidance,” IDPH warns