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COVID-19 numbers: March 29

Vaccination progress (full doses):

South District Suburban Region State
11% 13.3% 16.34%

Region 10 (includes H-F)

Positive test rate: 4.7% ↑
Consecutive days under 8% test positivity: 68

Consecutive days ICU beds over 20% threshold: 87

Days of COVID-19 patient decreases or stable: 187

(Source: IDPH. Updated March 26)

Homewood

Cases: 1,523 (+13)
(since the pandemic began)
Deaths: 51
Case rate: 78.82 per 1,000 people
Case trend: +89% 
(past 2 weeks compared to previous 2 weeks)

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