The total number of cases in Illinois now stands at 1,120,528, with a total of 19,138 deaths, since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the last 24 hours, laboratories reported 111,057 copies for a total of 15,844,619.
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The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from Jan. 22-28 is 5.4%.
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The positivity rate of the test is a measure that the state began providing in late October. It is calculated by using the total number of positive tests over the total number of tests. This is the measure used by state health officials to make mitigation decisions.
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The City of Chicago could move on to Phase 4 of the Illinois reopening plan in the coming days if test positivity remains below 6.5%.
But Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the capacity limits for indoor dining will not change, saying it would be “irresponsible and dangerous” and undo the progress made.
However, seating at the bar is allowed and the table can hold up to six people indoors. Bars and restaurants could also stay open until midnight.
A total of 1,304,475 doses of vaccine have been delivered to suppliers in Illinois, including Chicago, with an additional 496,100 doses assigned to federal government partners for long-term care facilities, bringing the total number delivered in Illinois to 1,800,575.
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A total of 58,357 doses were administered Thursday, making it the third day in a row that Illinois has received a record number of vaccines. 53,628 doses were administered Tuesday and 55,865 on Wednesday.
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Johnson & Johnson’s highly anticipated vaccine appears to offer protection against COVID-19 with just one injection – not as strong as some two-shot rivals, but still potentially useful for a world in urgent need of more doses.
J&J said on Friday that in the US and seven other countries, the single vaccine was overall 66% effective in preventing moderate to severe disease, and much more protective – 85% – against the most severe symptoms.
Only 1.4% of the Illinois population has received both doses of a vaccine.
In Chicago, health officials said they only get about 35,000 vaccine doses per week, allowing them to administer only 5,000 doses per day, for vaccines that require two doses.
“The federal government directs us to give the first and second doses and make sure everyone gets the doses at the right time,” Pritzker said.
Rather than vaccinating as many people as possible with the first dose, the Pritzker government said the state is keeping vaccines in reserve for second doses.
IDPH reports that a total of 887,845 vaccine doses have been administered, including 131,401 in long-term facilities. The seven-day moving average of vaccines administered is 38,738.
The IDPH says vaccine distribution numbers are reported in real time, and vaccine delivery lags by as much as 72 hours.
Pritzker said there are plans to launch walk-in sites as soon as the supply of vaccines increases. He also announced the creation of a new portal, coronavirus.illinois.gov, to provide the latest information on vaccines.
Thursday night, there were 2,735 patients in Illinois who were in the hospital with COVID-19. Of these, 532 patients were in the ICU and 297 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilator.
The deaths reported Friday include:
– Bond County: 1 female 70s
– Champaign County: 1 male 1960s
– Coles County: 1 man 1960s
– Cook County: 1 woman 40s, 1 woman 50s, 2 men 50s, 1 woman 60s, 3 men 60s, 1 woman 70s, 2 men 70s, 1 woman 80s, 3 men 80s, 1 man 90s
– DeKalb County: 1 female 1960s
– Douglas County: 1 female 80s
– DuPage County: 1 female 70s, 1 male 90s
Effingham County: 1 90s female
– Fayette County: 1 man in his 90s
– Iroquois County: 1 female 90s
– Kane County: 1 woman 20s, 1 man 60s, 2 men 70s, 1 man 80s, 1 woman 90s, 1 man 90s
– Kendall County: 1 man in his 40s
– Lake County: 1 man in the 50’s, 1 woman in the 70’s, 1 woman in the 80’s, 1 woman in the 90’s
– LaSalle County: 1 male 1960s
– Logan County: 1 man from the 1950s
Madison County: 1 man from the 70s, 1 man from the 90s
– McHenry County: 2 female 70s, 1 male 70, 1 male 80
– Peoria County: 1 90s female
– Piatt County: 1 male ’80s
– Pike County: 1 male 1960s
– Randolph County: 1 man out of 80
– Rock Island County: 1 female 60’s, 1 female 80’s
– Saline County: 1 man in his 70s
Shelby County: 1 man in his 90’s
– St. Clair County: 2 men 1970s, 1 man 90s
– Stephenson County: 1 woman in the 70’s, 1 woman in the 80’s
– Tazewell County: 1 male 60er, 1 female 80er
– Vermilion County: 1 male 1960s
– Whiteside County: 1 male 70s
– Will County: 1 1950s woman, 1 1970s woman, 1 1970s man, 1 1980s man
– Williamson County: 1 90s female
– Winnebago County: 1 male from the 80’s, 1 female from the 90’s, 1 male from the 90’s
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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