Illinois’ COVID-19 positivity rate drops to 1.1%

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,055 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and 22 additional deaths Tuesday.

For Monday, the state administered 8,245 shots.

The state received the results of 54,834 COVID-19 tests in the 24 hours leading up to Tuesday afternoon. The state’s positivity rate dropped to 1.1%

Illinois has seen 3,040,861 total cases of the virus, and 32,978 people have died. The state has conducted a total of 55,387,904 tests since the start of the pandemic.

As of late Monday, Illinois had 791 COVID-19 patients in the hospital. Of those, 142 were in intensive care units, and 63 were on ventilators.

Vaccine update: As of Tuesday, the IDPH reported a total of 23,919,945 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been distributed statewide, with 21,188,555 vaccines administered.

As of Tuesday, 8,148,844 Illinoisans have been fully vaccinated, or 63.96% of the population. Illinois has a population of 12,741,080 people.

Also, 4,190,601 people have received a booster dose, or 32.89% of the state’s population. Among 5- to 11-year-olds, 39.72% have received at least one vaccine dose and 34.26% are fully vaccinated.

CDC numbers:

Among Illinois residents 5 and older:

Fully Vaccinated: 8,580,179 (72%)

At Least 1 Dose: 9,647,595 (80.9%)

Among Illinois residents 12 and older:

Fully Vaccinated: 8,188,745 (75.6%)

At Least 1 Dose: 9,188,114 (84.8%)

Among Illinois residents 18 and older:

Fully Vaccinated: 7,562,850 (76.7%)

At Least 1 Dose: 8,490,507 (86.2%)

Among Illinois residents 65 and older:

Fully Vaccinated: 1,787,454 (87.5%)

At Least 1 Dose: 1,965,075 (95%)

There can be as much as a 72-hour delay in reporting from health care providers on vaccines administered.

In northern Illinois, here is the percentage of the population fully vaccinated by county:

Chicago: 67.14%

Suburban Cook: 71.58%

Lake: 68.43%

McHenry: 64.64%

DuPage: 74.43%

Kane: 65.07%

Will: 65.53%

Kendall: 67.74%

La Salle: 57.58%

Grundy: 56.81%

DeKalb: 55.75%

Ogle: 56.13%

Lee: 58.17%

Whiteside: 51.22%

Bureau: 55.95%

Regional update: All 11 regions in the state are in Phase 5.

Regional data from the IDPH remains on a three-day lag.

The North Suburban (McHenry and Lake counties) region’s positivity rate stayed flat at 2.2%. Currently, 28% of ICU beds are available.

Within this region, McHenry County’s seven-day positivity rate average decreased to 3.1%. Lake County, which does about two-thirds of the testing in the region, is reporting a rolling average of 1.9%.

Hospitalizations have decreased or remained stable 10 out of the past 10 days in this region. The region is down to a total of 54 COVID-19 patients in the hospital.

The West Suburban (DuPage and Kane counties) region’s positivity rate decreased to 2.0%. Currently, 28% of ICU beds are available.

Within this region, Kane County’s seven-day positivity rate decreased to 2.0%, and DuPage County’s stayed flat at 2.0%.

Hospitalizations decreased or remained stable 10 out of the past 10 days in this region. The region is down to 76 total COVID-19 patients in the hospital.

The South Suburban (Will and Kankakee counties) region’s positivity rate increased to 2.2%. Currently, 26% of ICU beds are available.

Hospitalizations decreased or remained stable 10 out of the past 10 days in this region. The region is down to 30 total COVID-19 patients in the hospital.

The North (Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside and Winnebago counties) region’s positivity rate stayed flat at 2.3%.

Currently, 16% of ICU beds are available.

Within this region, DeKalb County’s positivity rate fell to 2.0%, Lee County’s rate increased to 2.2%, and Whiteside County’s stayed flat at 1.9%.

Hospitalizations decreased or remained stable 10 out of the past 10 days in this region. The region is down to 50 total COVID-19 hospitalizations.

The North-Central (Bureau, Fulton, Grundy, Henderson, Henry, Kendall, Knox, La Salle, Livingston, Marshall, McDonough, McLean, Mercer, Peoria, Putnam, Rock Island, Stark, Tazewell, Warren and Woodford counties) region’s positivity rate decreased to 1.6%.

Within this region, La Salle County’s seven-day positivity rate increased to 1.7%. Currently, 28% of ICU beds are available. Hospitalizations decreased or remained stable for 10 out of the past 10 days. The region is down to a total of 82 COVID-19 patients in the hospital.

Chicago’s positivity rate stayed flat at 0.8%. Currently, 17% of ICU beds are available. Hospitalizations decreased or remained stable for 10 out of the past 10 days.

Suburban Cook County’s positivity rate stayed flat at 1.3%. Currently, 19% of ICU beds are available. Hospitalizations decreased or remained stable 10 out of the past 10 days in this region.