The total number of cases in Illinois now stands at 1,120,528, with a total of 19,138 deaths, since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the last 24 hours, laboratories have reported 111,057 specimens for a total of 15,844,619.
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The preliminary positivity of the seven-day state test from January 22 to 28 is 5.4%.
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The test positivity rate is a metric that the state began providing in late October. It is calculated using the total number of positive tests over the total number of tests. This is the metric that state health officials used to make mitigation decisions.
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The city of Chicago could advance to phase 4 of Illinois ’reopening plan in the coming days, if its test positivity remains below 6.5%.
But Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the capacity limits of indoor dining halls will not change, saying it would be “irresponsible and dangerous” and undo the progress made.
However, seating would be allowed at the bar and the size of the indoor table could be increased by up to six people. Bars and restaurants could also remain open until midnight.
A total of 1,304,475 doses of vaccine were delivered to Illinois providers, including Chicago, with an additional 496,100 doses allocated to federal government partners for long-term care facilities, raising the total number. of deliveries in Illinois at 1,800,575.
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A total of 58,357 doses were administered on Thursday, bringing the record number of vaccines administered to Illinois for the third day in a row. 53,628 doses were administered on Tuesday and 55,865 on Wednesday.
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Johnson & Johnson’s long-awaited vaccine appears to protect against COVID-19 with a single shot, not as strong as some two-shot rivals, but it can still be useful for a world that needs more doses.
J&J said Friday that in the United States and seven other countries, the single vaccine was 66% effective overall 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 received about 35,000 doses of vaccine a week, allowing them to administer only 5,000 doses a day, for vaccines that need two doses.
“The federal government tells us that we do the first and second doses and that we make sure everyone takes them in the right amount of time,” Pritzker said.
Instead of vaccinating as many people as possible with the first dose, Governor Pritzker said the state keeps vaccines in reserve for the second dose.
IDPH reports that a total of 887,845 doses of vaccine have been administered, including 131,401 in long-term facilities. The rotating average of seven days of administered vaccines is 38,738.
The IDPH says vaccine distribution data are reported in real time and vaccine administrations are delayed by up to 72 hours.
Pritzker said there are plans to launch accessible locations once the supply of vaccines increases. He also announced the creation of a new portal, coronavirus.illinois.gov, to provide the latest information on vaccines.
As of Thursday night, 2,735 patients in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of these, 532 patients were in the ICU and 297 patients with COVID-19 with ventilators.
The deaths reported on Friday include:
– Bond County: 1 woman aged 70 years
– Champaign County: 1 man from the 60s
– County of Coles: 1 man of 60 years
– Cook County: 1 woman 40 years, 1 woman 50 years, 2 men 50 years, 1 woman 60 years, 3 men 60 years, 1 woman 70 years, 2 men 70 years, 1 woman 80 years, 3 men 80 years, 1 man 90 years old
– DeKalb County: 1 woman aged 60 years
– Douglas County: 1 woman aged 80 years
– DuPage County: 1 70-year-old woman, 1 90-year-old man
– Effingham County: 1 woman 90
– Fayette County: 1 man from the 90s
– Iroquois County: 1 woman 90
– Kane County: 1 woman aged 20, 1 man aged 60, 2 men aged 70, 1 man aged 80, 1 woman aged 90, 1 man aged 90
– Kendall County: 1 man of 40 years
– Lake County: 1 man aged 50, 1 woman aged 70, 1 woman aged 80, 1 woman aged 90
– LaSalle County: 1 man aged 60 years
– Logan County: 1 50-year-old man
– Madison County: 1 man aged 70, 1 man aged 90 years
– McHenry County: 2 women aged 70, 1 man aged 70, 1 man aged 80
– Peoria County: 1 woman 90
– Piatt County: 1 man from the 80s
– Pike County: 1 man of 60 years
– Randolph County: 1 man from the 80s
– Rock Island County: 1 woman aged 60, 1 woman aged 80
– Saline County: 1 man from the 70s
– Shelby County: 1 man from the 90s
– County of St. Clair: 2 men of 70 years, 1 man of 90 years
– Stephenson County: 1 70-year-old woman, 1 80-year-old woman
– Tazewell County: 1 man aged 60, 1 woman aged 80 years
– County of Vermilion: 1 male of 60 years
– Whiteside County: 1 man from the 70’s
– Will County: 1 woman aged 50, 1 woman aged 70, 1 man aged 70, 1 man aged 80
– Williamson County: 1 woman 90
– 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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