There have been 1,304,200 total cases of COVID, including 21,685 deaths in the state since the pandemic began.
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As Chicago joins the rest of Illinois in expanding vaccine eligibility as widely as possible, the state appears to be changing its allocation strategy, sending fewer vaccines to the state area and more to the Chicago area.
Although discontinuation of Johnson & Johnson vaccine has taken a supply blow, total allocations for the Chicago area are on the rise.
DuPage County is set to receive a record high of more than 44,000 initial doses this week, 85 percent more than its previous weekly high. It comes after it was announced that the state is sending Chicago over 50,000 doses.
“It’s my expectation that as we start getting more vaccine, more and more people, including the youngest, will get the vaccine,” said Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
Where does that supply come from? After months of allocating the vaccine according to the county’s population, state data show that more than 60 counties, most in the lower part of the state, receive zero doses from the state this week.
On Sunday night, 2,128 patients in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of these, 491 patients were in intensive care and 227 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
In the last 24 hours, laboratories have reported testing 47,506 specimens for a total of 21,776,820 since the pandemic began.
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The seven-day preliminary positive test nationwide between April 12-18 is 4.7%.
A total of 9,930,945 doses of the vaccine were delivered to suppliers in Illinois, including Chicago.
A total of 8,119,867 vaccines have been administered in Illinois since Sunday night. The seven-day average of daily vaccines is 125,212 doses. 65,233 doses were reported in Illinois on Sunday.
Deaths reported Monday include:
Cook County: 1 woman 50 years old, 3 men 50 years old, 2 men 60 years old, 1 man 70 years old, 3 men 80 years old, 2 women 90 years old
-DuPage County: 1 woman of 50 years, 1 woman of 80 years
-Mason County: 1 man of 60 years
-Peoria County: 1 woman of 60 years, 1 man of 70 years, 1 man of 80 years
-Sf. Clair County: 1 woman of 80 years
-Will County: 1 man of 60 years, 1 woman of 80 years
-Winnebago County: 1 man of 50 years
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