SPRINGFIELD – The surge in COVID-19 cases is underway in Illinois with 25 percent more cases this week than last week.
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Friday reported 28,280 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 150 additional deaths since reporting last November 12, 2021.
On Friday, the IDPH reported a total of 1,763,866 cases, including 26,227 deaths, in 102 counties in Illinois. The age of cases ranges from younger than one to older than 100 years. Since reporting on Friday, November 12, 2021, laboratories have reported 879,278 specimens for a total of 37,895,788. As of Thursday night, 1,759 individuals in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 350 patients were in the ICU and 152 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from November 12-18, 2021 is 3.2 percent. The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from November 12-18, 2021 is 3.8 percent.
Of Illinois’ total population, approximately 67 percent have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose and almost 61 percent of Illinois’ total population is fully vaccinated according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A total of 16,691,850 vaccines have been administered in Illinois as of midnight Thursday. The seven-day rolling average of vaccines administered daily is 62,142 doses. Since reporting on Friday, November 12, 2021, 434,995 doses were reported administered in Illinois.
*All data are provisional and will change. Additional information and COVID-19 data can be found at https://dph.illinois.gov/covid19.html.
Vaccination is the key to ending this pandemic. To find a COVID-19 vaccination location near you, go to www.vaccines.gov.