* Just keep in mind that it’s a holiday weekend, so death reporting could be low and testing could be light. But those hospital numbers are extremely encouraging. Vax up!…

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 602 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 18 additional deaths. In addition, 67% of Illinois adults have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose and more than 50% of Illinois adults are fully vaccinated, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Cook County: 1 male 40s, 2 males 60s, 2 females 80s, 3 males 80s
DuPage County: 1 female 90s
Kane County: 1 male 50s, 2 males 70s
McLean County: 1 male 70s
Tazewell County: 1 male 40s
Vermilion County: 1 male 70s
Will County: 1 female 60s, 1 male 60s
Winnebago County: 1 female 70s

Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 1,381,665 cases, including 22,794 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 38,607 specimens for a total of 24,590,395. As of last night, 1,078 individuals in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 298 patients were in the ICU and 163 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.

The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from May 23-29, 2021 is 1.7%. The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from May 23-29, 2021 is 2.1%.

A total of 11,269,651 vaccines have been administered in Illinois as of last midnight. The seven-day rolling average of vaccines administered daily is 52,177 doses. Yesterday, 39,222 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-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.