Illinois health officials reported 1,959 confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus and 22 additional deaths in the last day, along with more than 65,000 vaccinations administered.
New coronavirus cases reported Monday bring the state’s total to 1,304,200 cases since the pandemic began. The 22 additional deaths increased the total death toll to 21,685, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
In the last 24 hours, 47,506 coronavirus test specimens have been returned to state laboratories, with more than 21.7 million now performed during the pandemic.
State-level positivity remained constant on Monday, with 4% of all tests yielding positive results. The positivity rate for those tested in the last seven days also remained at 4.7%, according to IDPH data.
The state reported 65,233 vaccinations administered on the last day, according to the latest data. Vaccinations brought the seven-day rolling average of vaccines given at 125,212 doses.
Since Monday, the state has administered more than 8 million doses of coronavirus vaccine during the pandemic, while receiving 9,930,945 doses.
As of midnight, 2,128 patients had been hospitalized for COVID, with numbers gradually ticking over the past month. Of these patients, 491 are in ICU beds and 227 are currently on ventilators in the state.