Illinois reports 1,103 new COVID cases, 0 new deaths

CHICAGO (WLS) — Illinois reported 1,103 new COVID circumstances and 0 new deaths Monday.

The Illinois Dept. of Public Well being says “day by day deaths reported on weekends and at first of the week could also be low” and “these deaths will likely be captured in subsequent days.”

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The Chicago space is seeing a few of the lowest COVID neighborhood transmission ranges because the begin of the pandemic. Cook dinner County and all surrounding counties are all within the inexperienced, low-transmission group. Kankakee and Boone counties are presently within the yellow, medium-transmission group.

There have been at the very least 3,828,639 whole COVID circumstances within the state because the begin of the pandemic and at the very least 35,293 associated deaths.

As of Sunday night time, 1,124 sufferers in Illinois had been reported to be within the hospital with COVID-19. Of these, 136 sufferers had been within the ICU, and 50 sufferers with COVID-19 had been on ventilators.

The day by day case price per 100,000 inhabitants is at 15.7.

Chicago’s prime physician pleads with residents to get flu shot, COVID booster

In line with the Chicago Division of Public Well being, solely 14.6% of eligible Chicagoans have acquired the omicron-specific vaccine.

“We count on the winter of 2022-2023 to see one other surge in COVID and possibly one other surge in COVID deaths,” Arwady stated.

Dr. Arwady stated for those who 5 years previous and older and haven’t had a COVID shot since Labor Day, you might be due for one now. If not, Arwady fears one other variant might emerge.

“We’re particularly involved for Latinx and Black Chicagoans who’ve born the brunt of COVID pandemic and are the least protected,” Arwady stated.

Solely 14% of Latino residents and 17% of Black Chicagoans have acquired the brand new booster, in comparison with 57% of white residents.

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“African American Group, c’mon, we’re higher than 17%,” stated Pastor Chris Harris at Brilliant Star Church.

As he rolled up his sleeve, Pastor Chris Harris known as on religion leaders to make use of the pulpit this Sunday to induce their members to get vaccinated.

Within the meantime, Dr. Arwady is asking on mother and father to get their children the each vaccines, particularly the flu shot.

“Mother and father are much less prone to be getting their youngsters vaccinated towards flu this yr,” Arwady stated. “That could be a actually unhealthy mixture. Completely different from COVID, flu hits children laborious.”

Dr. Arwady stated that between the flu, COVID, RSV and different diseases, there are lower than 10 pediatric ICU beds accessible in Chicago and the respiratory virus season hasn’t formally kicked in but.

CDPH additionally introduced it is extending the flu and COVID booster clinics via December and urge individuals to benefit from the free vaccines whereas they continue to be.

Nationwide, the flu season has began earlier this yr. In line with the Facilities for Illness Management, flu hospitalizations, at this level, are the best in over a decade.