Illinois health officials announce 1,633 more coronavirus cases in Illinois, 28 more deaths

Mixed mask messages spur confusion

Dr. David Zich from Northwestern Medicine breaks down the latest medical headlines regarding COVID-19.

CHICAGO - Illinois health officials announced Wednesday that 1,633 more residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, and 28 more people have died.

The new cases come along with 117,381 more vaccinations Tuesday, bringing the total number of doses administered to 10,551,158, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

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The state’s positivity rate is at 2.7% Wednesday, health officials said.

Since the start of the pandemic, 1,370,342 Illinois residents have tested positive for COVID-19, health officials said, and 22,494 of them have died.

Thirteen of the latest deaths were in Cook County, the youngest of which was a man in his 20s, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.