IDPH reported a total of 1,220,432 cases of COVID-19, including 21,059 deaths, since the start of the pandemic.
As of Thursday night, 1,179 patients in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of these, 228 patients were in the ICU and 103 patients with COVID-19 with ventilators.
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In the last 24 hours, labs have reported that they tested 77,661 specimens for a total of 9,558,920 since the pandemic began.
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The positive test of the seven-day preliminary test across the state from March 13 to 19 is 2.6%.
A total of 5,341,895 doses of vaccine were delivered to Illinois providers, including Chicago, with an additional 414,900 doses allocated to federal government partners for long-term care centers, resulting in the total number delivered. in Illinois out of 5,756,795 A total of 4,631,122 vaccines have been administered in Illinois as of Friday night, including 360,941 for long-term care centers. The rotating average of seven days of vaccines administered daily is 98,165 doses. 120,426 doses administered in Illinois were reported on Friday.
Sixty-five percent of Illinois residents 65 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine, approaching the 70% goal that could see Illinois enter the Bridge phase.
Double lung transplantation using lungs from donors who had previously performed COVID in the northwest
Northwestern Medicine surgeons have performed a double lung transplant on a patient who was using lungs from a donor who previously had COVID-19, the health care provider said Friday.
The recipient of the transplant is a 60-year-old Illinois man. He received lungs from a donor who had mild symptoms. The donor died due to an unrelated accidental death and at that time no longer had COVID.
The patient works in the healthcare field and in May 2020 he was diagnosed with COVID-19 and suffered permanent damage to his lungs.
Illinois COVID-19 vaccine guidelines do not include phase 1B pot smokers; those who smoke cigarettes included
Illinois residents who smoke marijuana will not be able to receive the COVID-19 vaccine early.
This decision was made despite the fact that cannabis smokers have a higher risk of respiratory problems.
However, people who smoke cigarettes or have smoked meet the requirements for the previous phase.
The deaths reported on Saturday include:
-Cook County: 1 woman 30 years, 1 man 50 years, 1 woman 60 years, 1 man 60 years, 1 woman 70 years, 2 men 70 years, 1 woman 80 years, 1 man 80 years, 1 woman 90 years, 1 man 90 years
-Douglas County: 1 woman 90
-Franklin County: 1 woman 90
-Madison County: 2 70-year-old women, 1 70-year-old man
-McHenry County: 1 man from the 80s
-Mclean County: 1 woman 90
-Moultrie County: 1 woman over 100 years old
-Ogle County: 1 man from the 80s
-Sangamon County: 1 woman 90
-Sant. Clair County: 1 man 60 years, 1 woman 80 years
-County County: 1 70-year-old woman, 1 80-year-old man
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