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COVID-19 numbers: April 8

Vaccination progress (full doses):

South District Suburban Region State
13.6% 16.5% 20.18%

Region 10 (includes H-F)

Positive test rate: 5.2% 
Consecutive days under 8% test positivity: 78

Consecutive days ICU beds over 20% threshold: 97 (22%)

Days of COVID-19 patient decreases or stable: 187 (25 days of increases)

(Source: IDPH. Updated April 5)

Homewood

Cases: 1,559 (+5)
(since the pandemic began)
Deaths: 51
Case rate: 80.68 per 1,000 people
Case trend: +108% 
(past 2 weeks compared to…

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