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2,556 new confirmed and probable cases; 23 additional deaths; 2,180 hospitalized; 502 in ICU; 3.5 percent average case positivity rate; 4.1 percent average test positivity rate; 105,757 average daily doses

Tuesday, Apr 27, 2021 - Posted by Rich Miller

* Again, more than half the deaths were people in their 60s or below, hospitalizations continue their decline and average daily doses are nowhere near where they need to be. Press release…

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 2,556 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 23 additional deaths.

    - Champaign County: 1 male 60s, 1 female 70s
    - Cook County: 1 male 40s, 1 male 50s, 2 females 60s, 1 male 60s, 1 female 70s, 3 males 70s, 1 female 80s, 1 male 90s
    - Kane County: 1 male 70s
    - Logan County: 1 male 60s
    - Madison County: 1 male 90s
    - Peoria County: 1 female 30s, 1 male 60s
    - Tazewell County: 1 male 50s, 1 male 70s, 1 male 80s
    - Will County: 1 female 30s,1 female 50s

Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 1,325,726 cases, including 21,858 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 62,724 specimens for a total of 22,381,515. As of last night, 2,180 individuals in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 502 patients were in the ICU and 251 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.

The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from April 20-26, 2021 is 3.5%. The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from April 20-26, 2021 is 4.1%.

The total number of COVID-19 vaccine doses for Illinois is 11,149,675. A total of 8,942,127 vaccines have been administered in Illinois as of last midnight. The seven-day rolling average of vaccines administered daily is 105,757 doses. Yesterday, 81,152 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. Information for a death previously reported has been changed, therefore numbers have been adjusted. For health questions about COVID-19, call the hotline at 1-800-889-3931 or email dph.sick@illinois.gov.

We need 24/7 vaccine clinics. Closing down the shots at 5:30 isn’t smart.

       

15 Comments
  1. - Cool Papa Bell - Tuesday, Apr 27, 21 @ 12:19 pm:

    I think roving vaccine clinics on wheels would help the most. But the two shot deal with Pfizer and Moderna do not help the distribution. J&J will be seen as inferior now in many communities.

    A good study of how much good one shot of the Pfizer or Moderna shot is needed.


  2. - Rich Miller - Tuesday, Apr 27, 21 @ 12:23 pm:

    ===A good study of how much good one shot of the Pfizer or Moderna shot is needed. ===

    It’s not enough. Not nearly. That’s why the CDC rejected pleas to focus on just one shot.


  3. - Pundent - Tuesday, Apr 27, 21 @ 12:28 pm:

    We’ve run about 25% or so below our rolling average for the last couple of days. I’m hoping that’s not a sign of things to come. Expanding the hours that vaccines are being offered should happen. But we also need to expand the population of those willing to get one.


  4. - TheInvisibleMan - Tuesday, Apr 27, 21 @ 12:30 pm:

    — We need 24/7 vaccine clinics. –

    Thus my complete loss of respect for my county health department, when they closed down the vaccine locations earlier this month to take a day off during the week on a -specific- religious holiday.

    The state run sites in the county continued to give vaccinations, while the county sites took the day off.


  5. - AC - Tuesday, Apr 27, 21 @ 12:34 pm:

    ==We’ve run about 25% or so below our rolling average for the last couple of days. I’m hoping that’s not a sign of things to come.==

    We are quickly moving past the point of having people lined up for the vaccine. You’d think offering a safe and highly effective vaccine that protected the health of individuals and people around them would be enough, but it isn’t, and the sooner we come to terms with that the better. As frustrating as it is, we need a new strategy and we need it quickly.


  6. - Anonymous - Tuesday, Apr 27, 21 @ 12:38 pm:

    =As frustrating as it is, we need a new strategy and we need it quickly.=

    We’ve got about 40 states or so that are advancing bills to keep vaccines from being mandatory. We’ve also got a steady stream of people peddling anti-vaccine rhetoric. It all serves to reinforce the mindset of “you can’t make me.” If we can’t overcome that we’ll come up well short of where we need to be for herd immunity.


  7. - Pundent - Tuesday, Apr 27, 21 @ 12:39 pm:

    12:38 was me.


  8. - illinifan - Tuesday, Apr 27, 21 @ 12:49 pm:

    Annonymous has it right, we need a new strategy. The prez said it is a wartime effort. War is 24/7. It does not take a holiday. The strategy needs to accommodate people who can’t get time off work, persons who are homebound, and transportation challenged. Step it up before this virus mutates more and we have a whole new problem


  9. - SWIL_Voter - Tuesday, Apr 27, 21 @ 12:56 pm:

    My anti-vaccine neighbor went to the ER today with COVID, and his girlfriend thought it would be a good idea to come over and tell us that info as well as that she also has symptoms. The people in this country never cease to amaze me


  10. - Still Waiting - Tuesday, Apr 27, 21 @ 1:01 pm:

    Yesterday I got a letter from IDPH saying it looked like I’d skipped my second shot and encouraging me to go ahead and get it. I actually got my second shot well over a month ago in the same place I got the first. The local HD says both my vaccination dates are reported in the system correctly.

    I’m glad IDPH is encouraging people to get that second shot, but I hate for them to waste money mailing letters to people who are already fully vaccinated.


  11. - Rich Miller - Tuesday, Apr 27, 21 @ 1:01 pm:

    ===I hate for them to waste money mailing letters to people who are already===

    Meh. I’d rather a few extra go out than not enough.


  12. - Jibba - Tuesday, Apr 27, 21 @ 1:06 pm:

    There will be lines again when kids 12 and up can get the shot, hopefully any time now.


  13. - OneMan - Tuesday, Apr 27, 21 @ 1:13 pm:

    == We need 24/7 vaccine clinics. Closing down the shots at 5:30 isn’t smart ==

    Not even a little, when this started my elderly parents in AZ got their first shot at 1:00 AM.


  14. - Chicago Cynic - Tuesday, Apr 27, 21 @ 2:24 pm:

    “We need 24/7 vaccine clinics. Closing down the shots at 5:30 isn’t smart.”

    Agreed, though it is puzzling that Saturday and Sunday numbers for vaxxing have been really low compared to Tuesday-Friday. If it was a work thing, people could go on weekends.


  15. - Lynn S. - Tuesday, Apr 27, 21 @ 10:48 pm:

    @Illinifan:

    Too late to avoid mutants.

    In the last week, I’ve seen reporting saying that the reason Covid-19 is skyrocketing in Michigan and India is because each has developed their own variant, in addition to having B.1.1.7 rolling around.

    The immediate future (2-5 years) is looking bleak.

    Sorry to be such a downer.


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