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2,082 new confirmed and probable cases; 20 additional deaths; 2,117 hospitalized; 497 in ICU; 3.3 percent average case positivity rate; 4.0 percent average test positivity rate; 55,455 average doses administered

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* Press release…

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 2,082 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 20 additional deaths.

- Clinton County: 1 male 70s
- Cook County: 1 male 40s, 1 female 60s, 1 male 60s, 1 female 70s, 2 males 70s, 1 male 80s
- Edwards County; 1 male 70s
- LaSalle County: 1 female 70s, 1 male 70s, 1 female 90s
- Madison County: 1 male 80s
- McDonough County: 1 male 80s
- McHenry County: 2 males 70s
- McLean County: 1 female 80s
- Monroe County: 1 male 90s
- St. Clair County: 1 male 70s
- Winnebago County: 1 female 90s

Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 1,150,170 cases, including 19,686 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 55,705 specimens for a total of 16,739,500. As of last night, 2,117 individuals in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 497 patients were in the ICU and 240 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.

The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from February 2–8, 2021 is 3.3%. The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from February 2–8, 2021 is 4.0%.

A total of 1,638,125 doses of vaccine have been delivered to providers in Illinois, including Chicago. In addition, approximately 496,100 doses total have been allocated to the federal government’s Pharmacy Partnership Program for long-term care facilities. This brings the total Illinois doses to 2,134,225. A total of 1,417,156 vaccines have been administered in Illinois as of last midnight, including 216,522 for long-term care facilities. The 7-day rolling average of vaccines administered daily is 55,455 doses. Yesterday, 58,189 doses were administered, almost doubled compared to a week ago Monday, February 1, when 32,559 vaccines were administered.

*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 deaths previously reported has changed, therefore, today’s numbers have been adjusted. For health questions about COVID-19, call the hotline at 1-800-889-3931 or email dph.sick@illinois.gov.

posted by Rich Miller
Tuesday, Feb 9, 21 @ 12:08 pm

Comments

I wrote down from last Tuesday’s post that we’d received 1.45 million doses, plus the half a million Pharmacy Program doses.

So in the last week, we’ve received only another 180,000 and administered more than 350,000. It’s great that we’re putting shots in arms faster, but I sure hope the makers and/or feds pick up the pace of distribution.

Comment by Ryan Tuesday, Feb 9, 21 @ 12:28 pm
We’re still pretending that we aren’t in a pandemic. Many Walgreens stores will only administer 20 doses per day. The reason? Only the pharmacist is allowed to administer. Forget that nonsense, we need leadership. anyone can administer a shot, many diabetic people do it themselves every day. Forget the special interests and lobbyists. We need real leadership. Tens of thousands of young people in this State have cancer and are at high risk, yet JB put them at the back of the line.

Comment by Merica Tuesday, Feb 9, 21 @ 12:48 pm
Diabetics aren’t trained to watch for allergic reactions in others, of course, so it’s not as simple as you’re saying, Merica. But there are likely ways to speed this up.

Comment by Ryan Tuesday, Feb 9, 21 @ 12:59 pm
Story out today about Pfizer trying to halve the time it takes to produce vaccine from 110 days to 60. Let’s hope they have already been working on it and a ready to roll.

A hidden problem in expanded production might be just how much super cold storage is open in states that are receiving the vaccine. You can produce all you want but in the case of Pfizer if you can’t store it then it’s a needless bottle neck.

Comment by Cool Papa Bell Tuesday, Feb 9, 21 @ 1:30 pm
We seem to have depleted our stock by nearly 200,000 in the last week. Which would seem to mean we have at least that many open slots of cold storage. I don’t think cold storage in states is the bottleneck.

Comment by Ryan Tuesday, Feb 9, 21 @ 1:49 pm
= I don’t think cold storage in states is the bottleneck.=

You may not accept it, but this isn’t as easy as just giving a commend to do it. This is a major logistical issue as much as anything. That is why we need FEMA and the military medical corps to be on this. Unfortunately that didn’t happen until the end of January, so it will still take time to ramp up. Otherwise you put the viability of the vaccine at risk and more people will die.

Comment by JS Mill Tuesday, Feb 9, 21 @ 2:26 pm
>You may not accept it,

It’s not that I don’t “accept” it. I gave evidence that that is not the issue.

Comment by Ryan Tuesday, Feb 9, 21 @ 3:55 pm
=We seem to have depleted our stock by nearly 200,000 in the last week. Which would seem to mean we have at least that many open slots of cold storage. I don’t think cold storage in states is the bottleneck.=

How many of the 200,000 doses were Pfizer and how many were Moderna?
Only the Pfizer vaccine requires super cold storage.

Comment by Stig Tuesday, Feb 9, 21 @ 4:35 pm