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* ABC 7…
Illinois public health officials reported 735 new COVID cases and no related deaths Monday.
IDPH reported 1,102 new cases and 30 deaths on Saturday, and 770 new cases and zero related deaths on Sunday.
Sunday and Monday’s zero reported deaths is the first time the state has reported no COVID-related deaths since July 25, 2021.
And, as the headline says, this is the first two-day period without any reported deaths since March 15 and 16 of 2020, which was before the stay-at-home order was issued. Click here to see the death history for yourself. Hope it’s not just a reporting fluke.
…Adding… Yeah, it’s probably a reporting fluke. Take what you can get though.
posted by Rich Miller
Monday, Mar 7, 22 @ 4:14 pm
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I thought there was typically a reporting lag over the weekend. I hope it’s real and not just a delay.
Comment by Montrose Monday, Mar 7, 22 @ 4:23 pm
This seems to be a case where no news is indeed good news.
Comment by Friendly Bob Adams Monday, Mar 7, 22 @ 4:38 pm
From the Friday story, “The COVID-19 trend remains a friend, but…”
“Beginning this weekend, daily deaths reported on weekends and at the beginning of the week may be low as IDPH and local health departments move away from reviewing and processing COVID-19 death records over the weekend. Those deaths will be captured in subsequent days.”
I assumed that was the reason we didn’t have any deaths reported this weekend. Happy to be corrected if I am wrong.
Comment by Macoupin Manny Monday, Mar 7, 22 @ 5:16 pm
The McLean County Health Department has gone to reporting on COVID cases to one report a week on Friday. Stepping back does not mean shutting down prevention.
Comment by Nearly Normal Monday, Mar 7, 22 @ 5:17 pm
Not to burst any bubbles, but this was at the end of last Friday’s IDPH press release:
“Beginning this weekend, daily deaths reported on weekends and at the beginning of the week may be low as IDPH and local health departments move away from reviewing and processing COVID-19 death records over the weekend. Those deaths will be captured in subsequent days.”
Fingers crossed that the numbers stay low anyway, though!
Comment by Chambananon Monday, Mar 7, 22 @ 5:17 pm
Correction. Saturday had deaths reported, but I assume processing lag might bleed into Sun/Mon.
Comment by Macoupin Manny Monday, Mar 7, 22 @ 5:18 pm
Still proudly masking. Maybe for the indefinite future as I get sick easily (thankfully no COVID at least not yet), and don’t want to ever do large scale stuff again.
Also, if there’s a stash nationwide of unused COVID vaccines, instead of throwing them out why not make them available for those wanting a second booster this spring or later? (I got my booster in early October). Regardless what the CDC and science says about the necessity of second boosters–if I die from the second booster, it’s still worth it in my opinion.
Comment by NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham Monday, Mar 7, 22 @ 5:52 pm
==this is the first two-day period without any reported deaths since March 15 and 16 of 2020==
Those were the exact days that state agencies and constitutionals finally started announcing work-from home plans, or telling most employees to stay home.
Comment by NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham Monday, Mar 7, 22 @ 5:59 pm
You know I will take the good news when I get it. Here’s hoping that it’s a real trend.
Comment by Levois J Monday, Mar 7, 22 @ 9:00 pm
This sentence as odd as sheriff Curran the politician announcing he is ready to die from Covid so God can bless him ….
“if I die from the second booster, it’s still worth it in my opinion.“
Comment by Lurker Monday, Mar 7, 22 @ 10:43 pm
==“if I die from the second booster, it’s still worth it in my opinion.“==
That is a weird comment. But no, he’s not going to die from a second booster. If there are shots going unused at this point, send them overseas to the countries that desperately need more of them.
Comment by The Velvet Frog Tuesday, Mar 8, 22 @ 6:57 am
==That is a weird comment. But no, he’s not going to die from a second booster.==
I only said that in jest because of no formal CDC approval for second boosters, and no clinical trials that I recall. But hoping COVID booster formula could be incorporated into this fall’s flu vaccine mixture, if we can’t get a separate “second booster.”
Comment by NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham Tuesday, Mar 8, 22 @ 7:57 am