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3,314 new confirmed and probable cases; 69 additional deaths; 2,469 hospitalized; 520 in ICU; 3.5 percent average case positivity rate; 4.5 percent average test positivity rate; 45,787 average daily doses

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* Press release…

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 3,314 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 69 additional deaths.

Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 1,134,231 cases, including 19,375 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 96,894 specimens for a total 16,258,348. As of last night, 2,469 individuals in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 520 patients were in the ICU and 270 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.

The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from January 27–February 2, 2021 is 3.5%. The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from January 27–February 2, 2021 is 4.5%.

A total of 1,583,425 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 2,079,525. A total of 1,094,135 vaccines have been administered in Illinois as of last midnight, including 175,900 for long-term care facilities. The 7-day rolling average of vaccines administered daily is 45,787 doses. Yesterday, a total of 65,166 doses were administered.

If all the mitigation metrics continue to improve, Region 4 will move into Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois Plan on Thursday, February 4, 2021.

*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. For health questions about COVID-19, call the hotline at 1-800-889-3931 or email dph.sick@illinois.gov.

…Adding… Forgot about this…

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced Region 8 (DuPage, Kane), and Region 9 (Lake, McHenry) are moving to Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois Plan effective today. Additional information about which tier and phase regions are in can be found at the top of the IDPH website homepage.

A Phase 4 Guidelines Overview can be found on the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity website.

posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Feb 3, 21 @ 12:09 pm

Comments

  1. Death number is high but not unusual for mid-week reporting. Positivity rate headed in right direction as moving average of cases decline. It seems we are past the holiday get-together surge. Let’s hope Super Bowl parties and Valentine’s Day don’t send us back in wrong direction.

    Comment by Hot Taeks Wednesday, Feb 3, 21 @ 12:15 pm

  2. Does the vaccine have any substantial effect on the current numbers or is it still too early?

    Comment by Sox Fan Wednesday, Feb 3, 21 @ 12:25 pm

  3. Any potential future will judge our pandemic response…so poorly…as an abject and shameful failure.

    Comment by Dotnonymous Wednesday, Feb 3, 21 @ 12:34 pm

  4. I think it’s too early to say vaccines have had a substantial effect. Health care workers are in process (or have just received) their 2nd dose. After that, I believe it takes a few weeks to a month to build up all antibodies. Not entirely sure on timeline though.

    Comment by Hot Taeks Wednesday, Feb 3, 21 @ 12:37 pm

  5. Roughly 50% of vaccine effectiveness comes from first dose, but only after a few weeks for the body to produce significant quantities of antibody.

    1 million doses should have a 4% effect on cases, if all other things are equal. That’s not that much. And that’s only 2-3 weeks after the shot.

    Still, as immunity takes hold, it should have an outsized effect on deaths, since early vaccination is clustered in the vulnerable population. 2 of my 5 living senior relatives have completed their dosage, one has had the first shot, and my mom gets her first tomorrow. A month from now our family’s death risk will have plummeted.

    Comment by Ryan Wednesday, Feb 3, 21 @ 1:30 pm

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