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3,581 new confirmed and probable cases; 40 additional deaths; 2,043 hospitalized; 468 in ICU; 4.2 percent average case positivity rate; 4.9 percent average test positivity rate; 129,317 average daily doses

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* Press release…

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 3,581 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 40 additional deaths.

Adams County: 1 female 80s
Bureau County: 1 female 70s
Champaign County: 1 male 80s
Christian County: 1 male 80s
Clay County: 1 male 90s
Cook County: 1 male 50s, 2 females 60s, 1 male 60s, 2 males 70s, 1 female 80s, 1 male 80s, 2 females 90s, 1 male 90s
DuPage County: 1 male 70s, 1 female 80s
Jersey County: 1 female 80s
Knox County: 1 female 80s
Lake County: 1 female 90s
LaSalle County: 2 females 80s
Lee County: 1 female 80s
Macon County: 1 male 70s
McHenry County: 1 female 80s
Menard County: 1 male 90s
Montgomery County: 1 female 80s
Moultrie County: 1 male 70s
St. Clair County: 1 female 40s, 1 male 60s
Stephenson County: 1 female 60s
Tazewell County: 1 female 90s
Whiteside County: 1 male 50s
Will County: 1 female 60s, 1 male 60s, 1 male 70s, 1 male 90s
Williamson County: 1 female 80s
Winnebago County; 1 female 90s

Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 1,292,515 cases, including 21,609 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 105,661 specimens for a total of 21,477,421. As of last night, 2,043 individuals in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 468 patients were in the ICU and 190 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.

The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from April 8-14, 2021 is 4.2%. The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from April 8-14, 2021 is 4.9%.

The total number of COVID-19 vaccine doses for Illinois is 9,636,355. A total of 7,612,405 vaccines have been administered in Illinois as of last midnight. The seven-day rolling average of vaccines administered daily is 129,317 doses. Yesterday, 129,755 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 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
Thursday, Apr 15, 21 @ 3:03 pm

Comments

40 deaths, 31 yesterday, pushing our average up after a couple-week plateau, exactly a month after case numbers began increasing, just as they’ve always done.

I had hoped we had enough seniors vaccinated that deaths would start to decouple from the case curve. Not yet, it seems.

Are too many of the early vaccines clustered in the very populations that were both taking it very seriously and more economically able to stay isolated?

The decoupling is bound to come, but I hoped it was here already. Damn.

Comment by RWC Thursday, Apr 15, 21 @ 3:22 pm
Both kids got sent home from school today and are quarantined until April 29th. Wife and I just got our 2nd dose on Saturday and were hopeful we could start our slow reemergence. Guess not

Comment by SWIL_Voter Thursday, Apr 15, 21 @ 3:57 pm
Probable cases? What constitutes a probable case? What percentage of 3581 new cases are probable versus confirmed? Yes, it matters. This appears to be sloppy reporting by IDPH.

Comment by Responsa Thursday, Apr 15, 21 @ 4:21 pm
Nearly 2 million doses in Illinois and not in arms. Everyone needs to get their shot ASAP.

Comment by TooSlowinIllinois Thursday, Apr 15, 21 @ 8:54 pm