The total number of cases in Illinois now stands at 1,152,995, with a total of 19,739 deaths since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Governor Pritzker announced Wednesday that Illinois plans to extend Phase 1B eligibility on Feb. 25 to people with comorbidities and underlying conditions as defined by the CDC. In addition, Illinois will give priority to people with disabilities.
“As soon as we receive a sufficient amount of vaccines, we must not waste time protecting a larger section of our most vulnerable population,” Pritzker said. “People under the age of 65 who live with comorbidities, such as cancer survivors or those suffering from heart disease, have an increased risk of serious complications or death if they contract COVID-19. expand the eligible population as the supply allows, bringing us closer to the point where the vaccine is widely available to anyone who wants it. In the meantime, I encourage all Illinois residents to wear masks and watch for attenuation so that many of our neighbors are healthy and alive when it is their turn in the vaccination line. “
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The governor said his office is working with local health departments on the expansion and areas that have already vaccinated most eligible Phase 1B residents can extend access before February 25th.
The extended high risk categories include:
-Cancer
-Chronic kidney disease
COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
-Diabetes
-The State of the Heart
-Immunocompromised condition from a solid organ transplant
-Obesity
-Task
-Lung disease
– Sickle cell bullet
In the last 24 hours, laboratories reported 82,885 copies for a total of 16,822,385.
As of Tuesday night, 2,082 patients in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of these, 464 patients were in intensive care and 232 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
The seven-day national positive test on 9 February is 4.0%.
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A total of 1,724,325 doses of vaccine were delivered to Illinois providers, including Chicago, with an additional 428,100 doses allocated to federal government partners for long-term care facilities, bringing the total number delivered in Illinois to 2,152,425.
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IDPH reports that a total of 1,480,079 doses of vaccine were administered, including 223,790 at long-term facilities. The seven-day average of vaccines administered is 55,135.
IDPH says vaccine distribution numbers are reported in real time, and vaccine administration numbers remain at up to 72 hours.
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Deaths reported Wednesday include:
– Adams County: 1 70-year-old woman, 1 70-year-old man
– Bond County: 1 woman from the 90s
– Carroll County: 1 woman aged 70 years
– Champaign county: 1 woman aged 70 years
– Cook County: 1 male 40 years, 2 females 60 years, 2 females 70 years, 4 men 70 years, 3 females 80 years, 4 men 80 years
– DeKalb county: 1 man of 80 years
– DuPage County: 1 woman aged 70 years. 2 males of 70 years
– Franklin County: 1 70-year-old woman
– Grundy County: 1 80-year-old man
– Hamilton County: 1 woman aged 80 years
– Jefferson County: 1 70-year-old man
– Kane County: 1 60-year-old man, 1 70-year-old man
– LaSalle County: 1 woman of 80, 1 man of 80 years
– Lee County: 1 man aged 70 years
– Macon county: 1 man of 50 years
– Massac county: 1 woman from the ’80s
– McHenry County: 1 woman from the 90s
– McLean County: 1 woman aged 60, 1 woman aged 80
– Ogle county: 1 woman of 70 years, 1 man of 70 years
– Peoria County: 1 man of 70 years, 1 man of 80 years
– St Clair county: 1 man of 70 years, 1 woman of 80 years, 1 woman of 90 years
– Stephenson County: 1 80-year-old man
– Vermilion county: 1 man of 80 years
– Will County: 1 woman of 60 years
– Winnebago County: 1 woman of 40 years, 1 woman of 50 years, 1 man of 70 years, 1 woman of 90 years
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