Weekly COVID update
Friday, Jul 16, 2021 - Posted by Rich Miller
* We haven’t checked in on this in a while. Press release…
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 4,449 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 62 additional deaths since reporting last Friday, July 9, 2021. 73% of Illinois adults have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose and more than 57% of Illinois adults are fully vaccinated, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 1,399,946 cases, including 23,357 deaths, in 102 counties in Illinois. The age of cases ranges from younger than one to older than 100 years. Since reporting on Friday, July 9, 2021, laboratories have reported 228,430 specimens for a total of 26,292,979. As of last night, 476 individuals in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 94 patients were in the ICU and 28 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from July 9-15, 2021 is 1.9%. The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from July 9-15, 2021 is 2.3%.
A total of 12,917,362 vaccines have been administered in Illinois as of last midnight. The seven-day rolling average of vaccines administered daily is 21,217 doses. Since reporting on Friday, July 9, 2021, 148,520 doses were reported administered in Illinois.
Last week, it was 2,945 new confirmed and probable cases, 430 in the hospital, 91 in ICU and a 1.5 percent test positivity rate.
* Meanwhile, a dozen counties are in the warning zone…
That’s up from eight a week ago. But St. Clair has reversed its trend.
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- Steve Polite - Friday, Jul 16, 21 @ 12:57 pm:
It’s so sad. Children are now ending up in the hospital with COVID. Nearly every death from COVID now is preventable. With enough people vaccinated, young children are protected. Get vaccinated.
- Roadrager - Friday, Jul 16, 21 @ 1:10 pm:
We’re going to be back on daily updates before August is through. This is all so easily preventable, and so many people have decided to let a deadly virus spread and mutate because their TV shows and social feeds have told them doing so will actually make them winners.
- Grandson of Man - Friday, Jul 16, 21 @ 1:18 pm:
Major news outlets are running stories of breakthrough infections. As there are so many people refusing to get vaccinated, this info is not helpful in the context of vaccines’ effectiveness. Vaccines are shown to be very effective in preventing hospitalization and death, even from the Delta variant. The unvaccinated are getting hammered. This is what needs to be drummed up by news media.
- Rudy’s teeth - Friday, Jul 16, 21 @ 1:33 pm:
When Darren Bailey is tooling around in the ‘ole campaign bus, why not encourage COVID-19 vaccines for those who are at his meet and greets.
Certainly there are facilities that could be repurposed to provide this valuable medical service while he’s smiling, taking pictures, and posting to social media.
- Pundent - Friday, Jul 16, 21 @ 1:34 pm:
=As there are so many people refusing to get vaccinated, this info is not helpful in the context of vaccines’ effectiveness.=
I’m not sure that it discourages people inasmuch as it validates what they’re already predisposed to believe. If you had real concerns they can be discussed with a doctor or pharmacist. But if all you’re looking to do is justify why you won’t get a shot, breakthrough infections are just one more thing to add to the list.
- Homebody - Friday, Jul 16, 21 @ 1:35 pm:
Decided to take a spin on the restore.illinois.gov site and look at regional positivity metrics, something I haven’t even thought about checking since I got vaccinated a few months ago.
Region 4 (Metro East) is at a positivity rate (7.6%) that Chicago hasn’t seen since January.
- Glengarry - Friday, Jul 16, 21 @ 1:51 pm:
Not a single one of these counties surprises me.
- Ginhouse Tommy - Friday, Jul 16, 21 @ 2:13 pm:
Grandson, you and everyone else who crows about this are just wasting time. Some people, no matter how much preach, just aren’t going to get vaxed. I agree that it is crazy but that’s the way. I am afraid that this crisis is going to be around for a long time.
- Cool Papa Bell - Friday, Jul 16, 21 @ 2:54 pm:
GT - We were always going to lose those folks. But its the otherwise normal minded parents and grandparents and others who have been brainwashed by the Tucker Carlson’s of the world are who we have to fight for.
- Vincent Vega - Friday, Jul 16, 21 @ 3:25 pm:
Darwinism.
- thoughts matter - Friday, Jul 16, 21 @ 3:26 pm:
July 4th fireworks and parties.
We’ve reached the limit of adults who will get vaccinated until the number of people dying increase. Probably not far off on the teenagers too. I wish that wasn’t true. I have unvaccinated friends and relatives that I worry about every day.
- filmmaker prof - Friday, Jul 16, 21 @ 3:57 pm:
Race to the bottom. Rest of Eastern bloc is falling behind.
- Amalia - Friday, Jul 16, 21 @ 3:59 pm:
Illinois is right next to Missouri and a wee bit away from Tennessee and not so far from Arkansas, three pits of Covid doom. Get vaccinated….you vaccinate kids for all sorts of things, right? Remember, even if you are vaccinated, you might spread the virus. It is still time to mask up in lots of situations. Target or the Jewels, just put on a damn mask. The virus wants to mutate…don’t help it do that. VAX and Mask.
- EssentialStateEmployeeFromChatham - Friday, Jul 16, 21 @ 4:22 pm:
==Rest of Eastern bloc is falling behind.==
But the Western Bloc is jumping straight ahead (Hancock, McDonough, Cass, Morgan, Mason).