Watch CBS News

Illinois Reports 30,319 New Confirmed and Probable Cases of COVID-19, 78% Of Adults At Least Partially Vaccinated

By Mary Chappell

Chicago (CBS) — Illinois health officials reported Friday 30,319 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 statewide, including 178 deaths in the past week.

Currently, the Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting a total of 1,538,324 cases, including 24,067 deaths, in 102 counties across the state. The state is reporting 14,417 variant cases among Illinoisans.

Illinois' seven-day positivity rate on all tests is 5%, down from last week's 5.7%, and the rolling average seven-day positivity rate for cases as a percentage of total tests has risen to 5.4% from last week's 5.2%, officials said.

As of Thursday night, 2,286 individuals in Illinois were in the hospital because of COVID-19 and among those patients, 551 were in the ICU and 302 were on ventilators.

More than 78% of adults in Illinois have received at least one shot, with 61% fully vaccinated, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The state is tallying a total of 14,005,857 vaccines administered as of midnight Friday, with a seven-day rolling average of 26,431 daily doses.  Since last week's report, 185,014 doses have been administered in Illinois. 

 

 

 

View CBS News In
CBS News App Open
Chrome Safari Continue
Be the first to know
Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.