IDPH reports a total of 1,160,523 COVID-19 cases in total, including 19,926 deaths.
As of Friday night, 1,892 patients in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of these, 425 patients were in the ICU and 202 patients with COVID-19 with ventilators.
The preliminary positivity of the seven-day state test from February 6 to 12 is 3.6%.
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A total of 2,125,375 doses of vaccine were delivered to Illinois providers, including Chicago, with an additional 445,200 doses allocated to federal government partners for long-term care centers, bringing the total number of vaccines. deliveries to Illinois out of 2,570,575.
Vaccine appointments are still scarce even for those who are eligible before the expansion of Group 1B. Efforts to vaccinate minorities remain brief and data reviewed by the ABC7 I-Team show that more women receive shots than men with a margin of almost 2 to 1.
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The IDPH says vaccine distribution data are reported in real time and vaccine administration data is up to 72 hours.
IDPH reports that a total of 1,724,187 vaccine doses have been administered, including 238,075 in long-term facilities. The seven-day average of vaccines administered is 61,384, the highest to date.
The state reported a record 95,000 vaccines administered Friday and said 10% of Illinois residents received their first dose of vaccine.
The feds plan to send vaccines to underserved communities
Starting in March, COVID-19 vaccines will be targeted at federally funded health centers in underserved communities across Illinois, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday.
“What we can’t do is let the vaccine distribution exacerbate the inequalities that existed long before COVID-19,” Pritzker said. “The inequalities I am committed to and remain committed to eliminating.”
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website said the vaccine will be sent to federally qualified health centers, also known as FQHC. The special program will begin Monday at centers across the country, but Illinois health officials do not expect any shipments until mid-March.
Pritzker and the state’s top health official, Dr. Ngozi Ezike, made the announcement at Aunt Martha’s health and wellness center in Chicago Heights. Aunt Martha’s various locations are now being prepared for these federal shipments, according to Mary Martin, Aunt Martha’s chief financial officer.
“The federal government will provide a separate supply that cannot be deducted from the Illinois allocation,” Dr. Ezike said. “That’s in addition to what Illinois gets.”
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The race for more vaccine was relevant during the governor’s press conference, especially when Aunt Martha’s CEO Raul Garza announced that her father, Raymond Garza, had died of COVID-19 on February 2nd. The 82-year-old from Chesterton, Indiana, earned COVID throughout the new year and was also not eligible for a chance.
“My father, Raymond Garza, like so many people, didn’t get a chance to get vaccinated. That wasn’t granted to him at the time he was in his life. I hope people are able to make that decision. said Raul. .
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At this time, it is unclear how many federally funded health centers in Illinois will receive federal vaccine shipments.
The first health centers in this program, according to the CDC, will serve several people living in public housing, migrant or seasonal farm workers, patients with limited English proficiency, and the homeless.
Walgreens began vaccinating those eligible for the disease Friday. They are prioritizing health workers, those over 65 and those with pre-existing conditions. Earlier this week, The Walgreens site has crashed when people who wanted the vaccine hurried to sign up.
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The deaths reported on Saturday include:
– Champaign County: 1 woman aged 30, 1 woman aged 50, 1 man aged 70, 1 man aged 80, 1 woman aged 90
– Clark County: 1 man from the 70s
– Cook County: 2 women 70, 1 man 70, 1 man 80, 1 woman 90, 1 man 90
– DuPage County: 1 man of 50 years, 2 women of 70, 1 woman of 80, 1 woman of 90, 2 men of 90
– Edwards County: 1 40-year-old man
– Franklin County: 1 woman aged 60 years
– Gallatin County: 1 woman aged 80 years
– Jefferson County: 1 woman aged 60 years
– Johnson County: 1 man from the 80s
– Lake County: 1 40-year-old man, 3 70-year-old men
– LaSalle County: 1 man from the 90s
– Macon County: 1 woman aged 60 years
– Madison County: 1 man of 70 years, 1 man of 80 years
– McLean County: 1 man from the 90s
– Monroe County: 2 men from the 70s
– Peoria County: 1 man aged 50, 1 man aged 60, 1 man aged 70, 1 man aged 80, 1 woman aged 90
– Rock Island County: 1 40-year-old man
– Saline County: 1 man of 60 years
– County of St. Clair: 1 male 70 years, 1 female 80 years, 1 man 90 years
– Stephenson County: 1 80-year-old woman, 1 80-year-old man
– Tazewell County: 1 man from the 90s
– County of Vermilion: 1 woman of 70 years, 1 man of 80 years
– Wayne County: 1 woman 90
– Will County: 1 woman 90
– Williamson County: 1 woman 90
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