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COVID-19 - Illinois Numbers are heading in the right direction - March 1, 2021
Illinois sees lowest-ever number of COVID-19 patients in the hospital
Lake McHenry Scanner
The state of Illinois reported on Sunday its lowest ever number of COVID-19 patients in the hospital since the start of the pandemic as cases continue to decrease. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported 1,249 new cases of coronavirus and 22 additional deaths on Sunday. The statewide seven-day positivity rate was at 2.4% and over 79,000 vaccine doses were administered. To date, Illinois has been allocated 3.57 million vaccine doses from the federal government and administered 2.82 million of them. Throughout the state, 1,265 patients with COVID are in the hospital, including 303 patients in the ICU and 150 on ventilators.
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