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COVID-19 numbers: March 17

Vaccination progress:

South District Suburban Region State
8.2% 10.5% 12.6%

Region 10 (includes H-F)

Positive test rate: 3.5%
Consecutive days under 8% test positivity: 56

Consecutive days ICU beds over 20% threshold: 75

Days of COVID-19 patient decreases or stable: 187

(Source: IDPH. Updated March 14)

Homewood

Cases: 1,485 (+3)
(since the pandemic began)
Deaths: 51
Case rate: 76.85 per 1,000 people
Case trend: -44% 
(past 2 weeks compared to previous 2 weeks)

Flossmoor

Cases: 696 (+2)

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