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COVID-19 numbers: April 12

Vaccination progress (full doses):

South District Suburban Region State
15.3% 18.8%

22.69%

Region 10 (includes H-F)

Positive test rate: 5.3% ↓
Consecutive days under 8% test positivity: 82

Consecutive days ICU beds over 20% threshold: 101 (20%)

Days of COVID-19 patient decreases or stable: 187 (29 consecutive days of increases)

(Source: IDPH. Updated April 9)

Homewood

Cases: 1,581 (+17)
(since the pandemic began)
Deaths: 52
Case rate: 81.82 per 1,000 people
Case trend: +115% 
(past 2 weeks compared…

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