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Illinois reports 3,292 new COVID-19 cases, lowest in months

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By Tom Wray
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The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Sunday reported 3,292 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 40 additional deaths.

Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 1,101,819 cases, including 18,750 deaths. As of Saturday night, 2,994 in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 617 patients were in the ICU and 321 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.

The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from Jan. 17–23, 2021 is 4.8%.  The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from Jan. 17–23, 2021 is 6.0%.

IDPH is currently reporting a total of 681,473 vaccines administered, including 106,274 for long-term care facilities. On Saturday , a total of 23,653 doses were administered.  The 7-day rolling average of vaccines administered daily is 27,776 doses. 

If all the mitigation metrics continue to improve, regions 1 and 2 will move into Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois Plan on Monday.

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Tom Wray is the founder, editor and publisher of the Illinois Eagle. His writing has been in The National Provisioner and the Windy City Times. He's also served as an editor at the Post-Tribune of Northwest Indiana and the Kokomo Tribune. He lives in Springfield.

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