COVID Update: IL reports 6,358 new coronavirus cases, 2 deaths

Cook dinner, DuPage, Lake (IL), McHenry, Will and Grundy counties all appeared as “excessive danger” on the CDC’s map when it was up to date Thursday afternoon.

There have been a minimum of 3,280,718 complete COVID circumstances as of Wednesday, together with a minimum of 33,798 associated deaths within the state for the reason that pandemic started.

As of Wednesday night time, 1,130 sufferers in Illinois had been reported to be within the hospital with COVID-19. Of these, 130 sufferers had been within the ICU, and 32 sufferers with COVID-19 had been on ventilators. IDPH studies 21% of ICU beds can be found.

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IDPH officers reported a seven-day case common of 40.2 per 100,000 folks.

A complete of twenty-two,293,645 vaccine doses have been administered in Illinois as of Wednesday, and 64.78% of the state’s inhabitants is totally vaccinated. The seven-day rolling common of vaccines administered each day is 15,443.

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Chicago’s high physician expects the town will transfer from the “medium” danger stage of group transmission to “excessive” by Friday.

Dr. Allison Arwady is urging people who find themselves unvaccinated or with underlying situations to keep away from indoor gatherings.

She doesn’t anticipate the return of masks mandates until extra individuals are hospitalized.