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COVID-19 numbers: April 22

Vaccination progress (full doses):

South District Suburban Region State

18.7%

23.7%

28.04%

Region 10 (includes H-F)

Positive test rate: 5.2% ↓
Consecutive days under 8% test positivity: 92

Consecutive days ICU beds UNDER 20% threshold: 10 (19%)

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

(Source: IDPH. Updated April 19)

Homewood

Cases: 1,632 (+4)
(since the pandemic began)
Deaths: 52
Case rate: 84.46 per 1,000 people
Case trend: +61% 
(past 2…

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