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COVID-19 numbers: Jan. 6

Wednesday, Jan. 6

Region 10 (includes H-F)

Positve test rate: 10% ↑
Consecutive days under 12% test positivity: 20

Consecutive days ICU beds over 20% threshold: 5

Consecutive days med/surge beds over 20% threshold: 5

(Source: IDPH. Updated Jan. 3)

Homewood

Cases: 1,233 (+9)
(since the pandemic began)
Deaths: 45 (+1)
Case rate: 62.93 per 1,000 people
Case trend: 54 new cases last week | +2% ↓
(past 2 weeks compared to previous 2 weeks)

Flossmoor

Cases: 573…

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