* Again, more than half the deaths are people in their 60s or younger. Press release…
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 3,369 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 22 additional deaths.
- Bureau County: 1 male 70s
- Champaign County: 1 male 40s
- Cook County: 1 female 40s, 1 male 40s, 2 females 50s, 2 males 50s, 1 male 60s, 2 males 80s
- DuPage County: 1 female 80s
- Kane County: 1 female 50s
- Peoria County: 1 male 60s
- Sangamon County: 1 female 30s
- Tazewell County: 1 female 50s, 1 male 80s
- Vermilion County: 2 females 80s
- Will County: 1 male 70s, 1 female 90s
- Woodford County: 1 female 70s
Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 1,316,091 cases, including 21,777 deaths, in 102 counties in Illinois. The age of cases ranges from younger than one to older than 100 years. Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 104,795 specimens for a total of 22,113,490. As of last night, 2,112 individuals in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 506 patients were in the ICU and 230 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from April 16-22, 2021 is 3.6%. The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from April 16-22, 2021 is 4.3%.
The total number of COVID-19 vaccine doses for Illinois is 10,802,075. A total of 8,610,478 vaccines have been administered in Illinois as of last midnight. The seven-day rolling average of vaccines administered daily is 118,741 doses. Yesterday, 136,525 doses were reported administered in Illinois.
*All data are provisional and will change. In order to rapidly report COVID-19 information to the public, data are being reported in real-time. Information is constantly being entered into an electronic system and the number of cases and deaths can change as additional information is gathered. For health questions about COVID-19, call the hotline at 1-800-889-3931 or email dph.sick@illinois.gov.
…Adding… Way to go, Sangamon…
Alexander County is still badly lagging, however.
- lake county democrat - Friday, Apr 23, 21 @ 12:20 pm:
To the Bailey/WIND-AM crowd who insisted deaths are the only statistic that matters (so don’t worry, younger people), they might want to look at this study of non-hospitalized COVID victims:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/22/health/covid-patients-health-risks-long-term.html
- Pundent - Friday, Apr 23, 21 @ 12:57 pm:
For IDPH showing case/hospital/death rates alongside vax percentages could be useful. It could bring into focus where our challenges lie particularly as vaccine supply eclipses demand. We’re reaching the point where the decision to contact this disease will represent a clear choice.
- TheInvisibleMan - Friday, Apr 23, 21 @ 12:58 pm:
Sangamon really has its act together, not just now but throughout the entirety of the pandemic.
They need to be the model that is used to reconstruct the many county health departments who seem to have forgotten that their job is public health - and not being an unofficial extension of the local chamber of commerce.
I’ve lost any faith the Will county health department has any idea what it is doing, and seeing the lack of action by the county executive to address these consistent and preventable stumbles is making that loss of faith start to spread.
- Rich Miller - Friday, Apr 23, 21 @ 12:59 pm:
===but throughout the entirety of the pandemic===
No.
- AC - Friday, Apr 23, 21 @ 1:03 pm:
34.87% fully vaccinated and already hitting the point of vaccine hesitancy in Sangamon County. The 7 day rolling average of vaccinations in Sangamon County has dropped to 1,111, a low number not seen since January. Knowing that the rest of the state is doing worse, the pandemic isn’t going to end any time soon unless these types of numbers start to improve.
- Numbers Guy - Friday, Apr 23, 21 @ 1:07 pm:
The State Fair site really helped. However, Sangamon County’s 7 day rolling average of vaccines administered is 1,111 per day. It hasn’t been that low since January 29. That 34.87% is going to be growing at a much slower rate.
- DuPage Teacher - Friday, Apr 23, 21 @ 1:11 pm:
A coalition of DuPage county schools are offering vaccine shots to HS students 16 and older this weekend. I’ve heard of other districts offering the shots onsite during the school day. Reducing barriers to registration and access will further increase the % vaccinated.
- Amurica - Friday, Apr 23, 21 @ 1:15 pm:
The churches need to get involved with getting the population vaccinated especially in southern IL. I see them involved in sangamon and wonder if that helps make up the difference.
- AC - Friday, Apr 23, 21 @ 1:23 pm:
==However, Sangamon County’s 7 day rolling average of vaccines administered is 1,111 per day. It hasn’t been that low since January 29==
It was up to 1956 per day March 19th, so it reflects about a 43% drop from the peak in the 7 day average. Not only that, it’s never been easier to get an appointment in Sangamon County. I believe the fairgrounds, the county site, CVS, and Hy-Vee have appointments today. Then there’s HSHS, Memorial, Springfield Clinic and SIU and other Pharmacies…
- EssentialStateEmployeeFromChatham - Friday, Apr 23, 21 @ 1:29 pm:
I don’t see it on IDPH’s website, but I’d like to see them add the percentage of persons per zip code that have been vaccinated (one and/or both doses) already. Unless it’s somewhere on their COVID page but I can’t find it now. That would be interesting, including in Sangamon County.
- TheInvisibleMan - Friday, Apr 23, 21 @ 1:33 pm:
- No
Correct me if I’m wrong, but the county has issued at least one citation for ignoring health codes over the past 12 months.
Keep in mind my frame of reference for ’success’ is comparing against Will county, where the health department was giving the official green light to hold pizza buffets. Will county has issued zero citations over the past 12 months, for *anything*. That’s just not possible even without a pandemic happening.
It doesn’t take much to be seen as successful against that backdrop.
- EssentialStateEmployeeFromChatham - Friday, Apr 23, 21 @ 1:35 pm:
=====but throughout the entirety of the pandemic===
No.==
Mayor Langfelder’s ambivalence on enforcing the Governor’s indoor dining and bar mitigations in Springfield during the second wave last fall and winter didn’t help matters either.
- wildcat12 - Friday, Apr 23, 21 @ 2:44 pm:
It puzzles me that Sangamon County’s cases are rising with our vaccination rate. I know we’re nowhere near herd immunity, so I guess that must be the case? Perhaps younger folks are not getting the vaccine and taking advantage of bars opening again? I’m truly puzzled, not trying to make some twisted argument against vaccines. I know they work.
- Rich Miller - Friday, Apr 23, 21 @ 2:47 pm:
===Sangamon County’s cases are rising with our vaccination rate===
Not even 40 percent vaxxed. That should answer your question. Those who aren’t yet vaxxed are probably more inclined to not follow public health guidance.
- EssentialStateEmployeeFromChatham - Friday, Apr 23, 21 @ 2:47 pm:
A new MIT study says that even 60 feet of social distancing is no safer than the recommended 6 feet. Even if you have a mask.
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/23/mit-researchers-say-youre-no-safer-from-covid-indoors-at-6-feet-or-60-feet-in-new-study.html
- Practical Politics - Friday, Apr 23, 21 @ 3:27 pm:
I drove into the city and I was happy to receive my second shot of the Pfizer vaccine today.
The one odd thing was that the Department of Health posted cardboard cut out photos of Mayor Lightfoot and Dr. Arwoody. This seemed a trifle shameless.
- Pundent - Friday, Apr 23, 21 @ 3:27 pm:
From the onset of the pandemic I took this very seriously. Limited my activities significantly and always wore a mask sometimes two. When the vaccines opened up I was on-line constantly to snag an appointment. In short I’m in the still minority group that got a vax. But if people in that group exhibited the same behaviors that I and those around me have we’re probably not going to have much of an impact on declining case counts.
Herd immunity probably kicks in at around 80% +/-. The first 40% is easy. It’s the next 40 that will dictate how successful we are in putting this behind us.
- JB13 - Friday, Apr 23, 21 @ 3:46 pm:
– deaths are the only statistic that matters –
*When determining whether to shut down the state, disrupt lives, strip away individual liberty, forbid indoor religious gatherings, and force businesses into bankruptcy.
- Oswego Willy - Friday, Apr 23, 21 @ 3:50 pm:
=== *When determining whether to shut down the state, disrupt lives, strip away individual liberty, forbid indoor religious gatherings, and force businesses into bankruptcy.===
Money over lives, as hospitals face fewer ICU beds a available and “it’s cool” I guess for long haul Covid cases as long as money is still flowing.
It’s still freshly amazing that people choose money over people.
- EssentialStateEmployeeFromChatham - Friday, Apr 23, 21 @ 4:26 pm:
==It was up to 1956 per day March 19th, so it reflects about a 43% drop from the peak in the 7 day average.==
Could the suspension of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine also be causing the vaccination rolling averages here in SangCo to drop off like they have?