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COVID-19 numbers: April 15

Vaccination progress (full doses):

South District Suburban Region State
16.4% 20.4%

24.8%

Region 10 (includes H-F)

Positive test rate: 5.7% ↑
Consecutive days under 8% test positivity: 83

Consecutive days ICU beds UNDER 20% threshold: 3 (18%)

Days of COVID-19 patient decreases or stable: 187 (30 days of increases in past 30)

(Source: IDPH. Updated April 12)

Homewood

Cases: 1,597 (+5)
(since the pandemic began)
Deaths: 52
Case rate: 82.65 per 1,000 people
Case trend: +82% 
(past 2…

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