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McHenry County reports eight new COVID-19 cases, no additional deaths

So far, 47.68% of McHenry County’s 308,570 residents have been fully vaccinated, IDPH reports

This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses

Another 320 McHenry County residents are now fully vaccinated, bringing the total number to 147,139, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported Thursday.

Meanwhile, the McHenry County Department of Health reported eight new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the total numbers of cases among residents to 29,230.

McHenry County’s total number of cases include 292 confirmed deaths and 30 deaths in which the cause likely was COVID-19 but could not be confirmed.

The county’s recovery rate remains at 99%.

As of Thursday, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported a total of 12,622,470 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered statewide, including 303,682 in McHenry County.

So far, 47.68% of the county’s 308,570 residents have been fully vaccinated, meaning they’ve received all of the doses recommended for the vaccine they received.

The state moved to Phase 5 on June 11, which means state capacity restrictions tied to COVID-19 were lifted. The state continues to follow guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, meaning those fully vaccinated can go without masks in most cases.

Statewide, 69.2% of those 12 and older have received at least one vaccine dose, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported Thursday. That rate is 71.7% for those 18 and older and 89.9% for those 65 and older.

Total hospitalizations and new admissions tied to COVID-19 continue to be on the decline, and the state reported a decreasing trend line in the number of deaths related to COVID-19.

McHenry County’s positivity rate remained at 0.8% Thursday based on a seven-day rolling average, and Region 9, which is comprised of Lake and McHenry counties, increased to 0.9%.

Region 9 had 30% of its intensive care unit beds available as of Thursday, and the state reported COVID-19-related hospital admissions decreased or were stable nine out of the past 10 days.

Statewide, the IDPH reported 1,392,196 cases, 23,237 confirmed deaths and 2,450 probable deaths. Neighboring Lake County’s health department reported 61,954 cases and 1,023 deaths through Wednesday, while to the south, the Kane County Health Department reported 59,457 cases and 811 deaths on Thursday.

Among McHenry County ZIP codes, Crystal Lake (60014) has the highest number of COVID-19 cases with a total of 4,459 confirmed cases, according to county data. Woodstock (60098) follows with 3,437 cases.

The McHenry County health department reports ZIP code data only for parts within McHenry County, a department spokeswoman said. Any discrepancies between county and IDPH numbers likely are because of the data’s provisional nature and because each health department finalizes its data at different times, she said.

The following is the rest of the local breakdown of cases by ZIP code: McHenry (60050) 3,069; Lake in the Hills (60156) 2,732; Algonquin (60102) 2,187; Huntley (60142) 2,121; Cary (60013) 2,046; Johnsburg and McHenry (60051) 1,930; Harvard (60033) 1,594; Marengo (60152) 1,189; Crystal Lake, Bull Valley and Prairie Grove (60012) 1,035; Wonder Lake (60097) 931; Spring Grove (60081) 724; Island Lake (60042) 407; Fox River Grove (60021) 370; Richmond (60071) 328; Hebron (60034) 178; Barrington (60010) 158; Union (60180) 133; and Ringwood and Wonder Lake (60072) 61.

Ben Szalinski

Ben Szalinski – Capitol News Illinois

Ben works for Capitol News Illinois. He previous reported for the Northwest Herald on local news in Harvard, Marengo, Huntley and Lake in the Hills along with the McHenry County Board. He graduated from the University of Illinois Springfield Public Affairs Reporting program in 2021. Ben is originally from Mundelein.