Expand / Collapse search
☰

Illinois reports 4,449 coronavirus cases, 62 deaths in the last week

Published  July 16, 2021 1:06pm CDT
Coronavirus
FOX 32 Chicago

DuPage and Kane counties see increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations

State health officials say nearly all hospitalizations involve unvaccinated patients.

CHICAGO - Public health officials on Friday announced 4,449 new cases of the coronavirus in Illinois and 62 additional deaths have been recorded in the last week.

The cases were among 228,430 test results submitted to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

DOWNLOAD THE FOX 32 NEWS APP FOR BREAKING ALERTS

The seven-day testing positivity rate is at 1.9%, health officials said.

State health officials said 73% of Illinois adults have received at least one vaccine dose and more than 57% are fully-vaccinated.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, Illinois has recorded 1,399,946 cases and 23,357 deaths tied to COVID-19.

As of Thursday night, 476 Illinoisans were hospitalized with COVID-19, with 94 needing intensive care and 28 on ventilators.