McHenry County’s positivity rate jumps to 1.6% from 1.2% the day before

About 340 more McHenry County residents are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19, bringing the total to 148,801, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported Thursday.

Meanwhile, the McHenry County Department of Health reported one fewer case of COVID-19 and no additional deaths Thursday. That brings the total numbers of cases among residents to 29,274, including 293 confirmed deaths and 30 deaths in which the cause likely was COVID-19 but could not be confirmed.

Cases can come off a county’s total if the person who tested positive is determined not to be a resident following a case investigation or if a probable case is determined not to be COVID-19.

The county’s recovery rate remains at 99%.

As of Thursday, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported a total of 12,743,061 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered statewide, including 306,321 in McHenry County.

So far, 48.22% of the county’s 308,570 residents have been fully vaccinated, meaning they’ve received all of the doses recommended for the vaccine they received.

The state moved to Phase 5 on June 11, which means state capacity restrictions tied to COVID-19 were lifted. The state continues to follow guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, meaning those fully vaccinated can go without masks in most cases.

Statewide, 69.9% of those 12 and older have received at least one vaccine dose, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported Thursday. That rate is 72.3% for those 18 and older and 90.2% for those 65 and older.

The number of new COVID-19 cases is on the rise statewide, but the Illinois Department of Public Health categorized the increase as “not significant.” Deaths related to COVID-19 as well as total hospitalizations and new admissions continue to be on the decline.

McHenry County’s positivity rate jumped to 1.6% from 1.2% Thursday based on a seven-day rolling average, and Region 9, which is comprised of Lake and McHenry counties, increased to 1.1% after it had been at 1% for three days.

Region 9 had 30% of its intensive care unit beds available as of Thursday, and the state reported COVID-19-related hospital admissions decreased or were stable seven out of the past 10 days.

Statewide, the IDPH reported 1,394,852 cases, 23,289 confirmed deaths and 2,459 probable deaths. Neighboring Lake County’s health department reported 62,034 cases and 1,024 deaths through Wednesday, and to the south, Kane County’s health department reported 59,515 cases and 812 deaths through Thursday.

Among McHenry County ZIP codes, Crystal Lake (60014) has the highest number of COVID-19 cases with a total of 4,477 confirmed cases, according to county data. Woodstock (60098) follows with 3,442 cases.

The McHenry County health department reports ZIP code data only for parts within McHenry County, a department spokeswoman said. Any discrepancies between county and IDPH numbers likely are because of the data’s provisional nature and because each health department finalizes its data at different times, she said.

The following is the rest of the local breakdown of cases by ZIP code: McHenry (60050) 3,073; Lake in the Hills (60156) 2,738; Algonquin (60102) 2,184; Huntley (60142) 2,126; Cary (60013) 2,053; Johnsburg and McHenry (60051) 1,939; Harvard (60033) 1,596; Marengo (60152) 1,191; Crystal Lake, Bull Valley and Prairie Grove (60012) 1,036; Wonder Lake (60097) 933; Spring Grove (60081) 726; Island Lake (60042) 406; Fox River Grove (60021) 370; Richmond (60071) 328; Hebron (60034) 176; Barrington (60010) 159; Union (60180) 132; and Ringwood and Wonder Lake (60072) 61.