Today’s Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 4,699 deaths from 98 coronavirus deaths

The total number of cases in Illinois is currently 905,069, with a total of 15,299 deaths.

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Authorities said the state processed 86,454 specimens over a 24-hour period. A total of 12,520,979 specimens have been tested since the start of the pandemic in Illinois.

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The state-wide preliminary test positive rate for the 7 days from December 14th to 20th is 9.3%.

Test positive rates are an indicator that the state began offering in late October. This is calculated using the total number of positive tests relative to the total number of tests. This is an indicator used by state health authorities to make decisions about mitigation measures.

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As of Sunday night, 4,460 people in Illinois were reported hospitalized for COVID-19. Of these, 981 patients were in the COVID-19 ICU and 546 COVID-19 patients were on mechanical ventilation.

Shipment of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on the way to Illinois

A second line of defense has been introduced to hospitals in the Chicago area, as the newly licensed Moderna vaccine is already on board the truck. According to the governor’s office, 174,000 doses will be given at a hospital in Illinois before Christmas.

“It’s always nice to hear something coming, but when I see it for myself, I think everyone’s spirit is uplifted,” said Dr. Richard Freeman, Chief Medical Officer of Loyola.

The first Moderna dose arrives when the hospital discharges the first round of Pfizer vaccine to the most exposed staff.

More Pfizer shipments are also underway, with some additional doses found in the first batch.

A spokeswoman for Amita Health said, “We are pleased to have distributed the vaccine to the first responders in the Lagrange region. We often work closely with the Lagrange region and welcome them on medical campuses.”

Meanwhile, five police officers in the western suburb of Cicero had already been vaccinated over the weekend. Officials there say they were given a vaccine that was about to expire by a local hospital.

“I was just looking to give the officers the first opportunity.” I already had a COVID at the beginning of November, so I didn’t know how many of us they put in, so I thought I want more people you know who haven’t had the chance to get vaccinated. “

The Commission recommended that people over the age of 75 and important front-line workers such as firefighters, police officers, teachers, postal workers, grocery store employees, etc. be vaccinated next. Ultimately, the state will decide.

Currently, using two emergency-approved vaccines, healthcare professionals develop immunity when treating patients from a post-holiday surge that may still come. Signs of that possibility: Loyola currently has 300 employees quarantined in confirmed or possible cases of COVID-19.

The deaths reported on Monday are:
-Bureau County: One man from the 90’s
-Champaign County: One woman in the 80’s
-Cook County: 1 male in 30s, 2 males in 40s, 2 females in 50s, 3 males in 50s, 5 females in 60s, 7 males in 60s, 8 females in 70s, 8 males in 70s Name, 13 men in their 80s, 13 men in their 80s, 5 women in their 90s, 2 men in their 90s, 1 woman over 100 years old
-DuPage County: 1 man in the 70’s, 2 men in the 90’s
-Effingham County: One man in the 90’s

-Hamilton County: One man in the 90’s
-Kane County: 1 man in his 50s, 1 man in his 90s
-Lake County: 1 man in his 60s and 2 women in his 90s
-LaSalle County: One woman in the 70’s
-Madison County: 2 men in their 70s, 2 men in their 80s, 1 woman in their 90s
-Morgan County: One man from the 80’s
-Rock Island County: 1 man in his 50s, 2 women in his 80s
-Stephenson County: One Woman in the 90’s
-Tazewell County: One Woman in the 80’s
-Washington County: 1 man in the 80’s
-Will County: 2 men in the 80’s, 1 man in the 90’s