IDPH reports a total of 1,162,154 COVID-19 cases in total, including 19,961 deaths.
As of Saturday night, 1,777 Illinois patients were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of these, 373 patients were in intensive care and 189 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
The seven-day preliminary positive test nationwide from February 7-13 is 3.6%.
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A total of 2,125,375 doses of vaccine were delivered to Illinois providers, including Chicago, with an additional 445,200 doses allocated to federal government partners for long-term care facilities, bringing the total number delivered in Illinois to 2,570,575.
Vaccine schedules remain rare, even for those who are eligible before the expansion of Group 1B. Minority vaccination efforts continue to be short, and data from the ABC7 I-Team show that more women receive blows than men with a margin of almost 2 to 1.
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IDPH says vaccine distribution numbers are reported in real time, and vaccine administration numbers remain at up to 72 hours.
IDPH reports that a total of 1,724,187 doses of vaccine were administered, including 238,075 at long-term units. The seven-day average of vaccines administered is 61,384, the highest to date.
The state reported a record 95,000 vaccines given Friday and said 10% of Illinois received their first dose of vaccine.
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Starting in March, COVID-19 vaccines will be targeted at federally funded health centers in disadvantaged communities in Illinois, Gov. JB Pritzker said Friday.
“What we can’t do is let the vaccine distribution exacerbate the inequalities that existed long before COVID-19,” Pritzker said. “Inequities they are committed to and remain committed to eliminating.”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website said the vaccine will be shipped to the Federal Qualified Health Centers, also known as the FQHC. The special program will begin Monday at centers across the country, but Illinois health officials do not expect transportation until mid-March.
Pritzker and the state’s top health official, Dr. Ngozi Ezike, made the announcement at Aunt Martha’s health and wellness center in Chicago Heights. Aunt Martha’s various locations are now preparing for these federal transports, according to Mary Martin, Aunt Martha’s chief financial officer.
“The federal government will give from a separate supply that should not be cut from the Illinois allocation,” Dr. Ezike said. “This is on top of what Illinois gets.”
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The race for more vaccines was relevant during the governor’s press conference, especially when Aunt Martha’s CEO Raul Garza announced that his father, Raymond Garza, had died of COVID-19 on February 2nd. he received COVID around the New Year and was not even eligible to get a shot.
“My father, Raymond Garza, like many people, did not have the opportunity to be vaccinated. He was not given it at the time of his life. I hope people will be able to make that decision,” Raul said. .
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At this time, it is unclear how many federally funded health centers in Illinois will receive federal shipments of vaccine.
The first health centers in this program, according to the CDC, will serve more people who are residents of public housing, migrant or seasonal agricultural workers, patients with English language skills, and those facing homelessness.
Walgreens began vaccinating those eligible for the disease on Friday. They give priority to health workers, those over 65 and those with pre-existing conditions. At begining of the week, The Walgreens site has crashed when people who wanted the vaccine hurried to register.
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Deaths reported on Saturday include:
– Champaign county: 1 woman for 30 years, 1 woman for 50 years, 1 man for 70 years, 1 man for 80 years, 1 woman for 90 years
– Clark County: 1 man aged 70 years
– Cook County: 2 women aged 70 years, 1 man aged 70 years, 1 man aged 80 years, 1 woman aged 90 years, 1 man aged 90 years
– DuPage County: 1 man of 50 years, 2 females of 70 years, 1 woman of 80 years, 1 woman of 90 years, 2 men of 90 years
– Edwards County: 1 40-year-old man
– Franklin County: 1 woman aged 60
– Gallatin county: 1 woman of 80 years
– Jefferson County: 1 woman in her 60s
– Johnson County: 1 80-year-old man
– Lake County: 1 man of 40 years, 3 men of 70 years
– LaSalle County: 1 man in the 90s
– Macon county: 1 woman of 60 years
– Madison County: 1 man of 70 years, 1 man of 80 years
– McLean County: 1 man in the 90s
– Monroe County: 2 men from the 70s
– Peoria county: 1 man of 50 years, 1 man of 60 years, 1 man of 70 years, 1 man of 80 years, 1 woman of 90 years
– Rock Island County: 1 man, 40 years old
– Saline County: 1 man aged 60 years
– St. county Clair: 1 man of 70 years, 1 woman of 80 years, 1 man of 90 years
– Stephenson County: 1 woman of 80, 1 man of 80 years
– Tazewell County: 1 man from the 90s
– Vermilion County: 1 woman of 70, 1 man of 80 years
– Wayne County: 1 woman from the 90s
– Will County: 1 woman from the 90s
– Williamson County: 1 woman from the 90s
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