COVID update: Illinois reports 4,068 new cases, 51 deaths

CHICAGO (WLS) — Illinois reported 4,068 new COVID instances and 51 deaths Tuesday.

The Illinois Dept. of Public Well being says “each day deaths reported on weekends and initially of the week could also be low” and “these deaths shall be captured in subsequent days.”

There have been not less than 3,608,217 whole COVID instances within the state because the begin of the pandemic and not less than 34,483 associated deaths.

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As of Monday evening, 1,458 sufferers in Illinois had been reported to be within the hospital with COVID-19. Of these, 167 sufferers had been within the ICU, and 59 sufferers with COVID-19 had been on ventilators. Well being officers say 21% of ICU beds can be found.

The each day case charge per 100,000 inhabitants is at 32.8.

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A complete of 23,082,591 vaccine doses have been administered in Illinois as of Monday, and 65.39% of the state’s inhabitants is absolutely vaccinated. The seven-day rolling common of vaccines administered each day is 9,095.

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