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COVID-19 numbers: March 19

Vaccination progress (full doses):

South District Suburban Region State
8.8% 11.2% 13.27%

Region 10 (includes H-F)

Positive test rate: 3.6% ↑
Consecutive days under 8% test positivity: 58

Consecutive days ICU beds over 20% threshold: 77

Days of COVID-19 patient decreases or stable: 187

(Source: IDPH. Updated March 15)

Homewood

Cases: 1,490 (+2)
(since the pandemic began)
Deaths: 51
Case rate: 77.11 per 1,000 people
Case trend: -36% 
(past 2 weeks compared to previous 2 weeks)

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