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COVID-19 numbers: April 16

Vaccination progress (full doses):

South District Suburban Region State
16.8% 21%

24.97%

Region 10 (includes H-F)

Positive test rate: 5.7% 
Consecutive days under 8% test positivity: 86

Consecutive days ICU beds UNDER 20% threshold: 4 (18%)

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

(Source: IDPH. Updated April 13)

Homewood

Cases: 1,601 (+4)
(since the pandemic began)
Deaths: 52
Case rate: 82.85 per 1,000 people
Case trend: +80% 
(past 2 weeks compared to…

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