Watch CBS News

Illinois Reports 26,062 New COVID-19 Cases, 197 Deaths; 62% Of Adults Fully Vaccinated

By Mary Chappell

Chicago (CBS) — Illinois health officials reported Friday 26,062 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 across the state including 197 additional deaths the past week.

The number of cases is down from last week's 30,319. Currently, the Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting a total of 1,564,386 cases, including 24,261 deaths, across 102 counties in Illinois. The state is reporting 15,199 variant cases.

Illinois' seven-day positivity rate on all tests is 4.5%, down from last week's 5%, and the rolling average seven-day positivity rate for cases as a percentage of total tests has risen to 5.1% from last week's 5.4%, officials said.

As of Thursday night, 2,346 individuals in Illinois were in the hospital because of COVID-19 and among those patients, 549 were in the ICU and 311 were on ventilators.

More than 79% percent of Illinois adults have had at least one shot and more than 62% are fully vaccinated, according to CDC data. Of the state's total population, more than 66% have received at least one dose, and 51% are fully vaccinated.

The state is tallying 14,149,453 vaccines as of midnight Friday and the seven-day rolling average of vaccines administered daily is 20,514 doses.  This past week, 143,596 doses were reported administered in Illinois.

 

View CBS News In
CBS News App Open
Chrome Safari Continue
Be the first to know
Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.