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Illinois health officials approve universal COVID-19 vaccination in areas where demand for shots lag
Illinois public health officials on Friday approved universal COVID-19 vaccination in areas where demand for the shots is lagging and pledged to dispatch mobile teams to boost vaccine distribution in one trouble spot as the disease’s toll started to creep back up.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,250 new COVID-19 cases in Illinois, including 23 additional deaths, on Sunday.
IDPH is reporting a total of 1,237,828 cases, including 21,251 deaths, in 102 counties in Illinois.
Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 65,729 specimens for a total of 20,134,295.
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As of Saturday night, 1,337 individuals in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 269 patients were in the ICU and 107 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from March 21-27, 2021 is 3.2%. The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from March 21-27, 2021 is 3.6%.
On Saturday, 110,211 coronavirus vaccine doses were administered in Illinois.