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COVID-19 numbers: March 18

Vaccination progress:

South District Suburban Region State
8.5% 10.8% 12.91%

Region 10 (includes H-F)

Positive test rate: 3.5%
Consecutive days under 8% test positivity: 57

Consecutive days ICU beds over 20% threshold: 76

Days of COVID-19 patient decreases or stable: 187

(Source: IDPH. Updated March 15)

Homewood

Cases: 1,488 (+3)
(since the pandemic began)
Deaths: 51
Case rate: 77.01 per 1,000 people
Case trend: -45% 
(past 2 weeks compared to previous 2 weeks)

Flossmoor

Cases: 697 (+1)

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