Vaccination progress (full doses): South District Suburban Region State 14.1% 17.2% 21.8% Region 10 (includes H-F) Positive test rate: 5.3% Consecutive days under 8% test positivity: 80 Consecutive days ICU beds over 20% threshold: 99 (22%) Days of COVID-19 patient decreases or stable: 187 (27 days of increases) (Source: IDPH. Updated April 6) Homewood Cases:[Read More…]
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Everyone 16 and older will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines starting April 12
Cook County released 15,000 first-dose appointments on Friday in preparation for the expected surge of vaccine-seekers when eligibility opens up on Monday, April 12. Starting Monday, anyone 16 or older will be eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. To date, 73 percent of Illinois seniors and 42 percent of[Read More…]
Illinois gets $124 Million from federal government to expand COVID-19 vaccination efforts
State officials announced Tuesday that Illinois will receive an additional $124 million in funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to further expand its COVID-19 vaccination program, including more than $90 million for the state and $33 million for the city of Chicago. Approximately 75% of the[Read More…]
COVID-19 numbers: April 9
Vaccination progress (full doses): South District Suburban Region State 14.1% 17.2% 20.92% Region 10 (includes H-F) Positive test rate: 5.3% ↑ Consecutive days under 8% test positivity: 79 Consecutive days ICU beds over 20% threshold: 98 (22%) Days of COVID-19 patient decreases or stable: 187 (26 days of increases) (Source: IDPH. Updated April 5) Homewood Cases:[Read More…]
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)[Read More…]
COVID-19 numbers: April 7
Vaccination progress (full doses): South District Suburban Region State 13.2% 16% 19.58% Region 10 (includes H-F) Positive test rate: 5.2% ↑ Consecutive days under 8% test positivity: 77 Consecutive days ICU beds over 20% threshold: 96 Days of COVID-19 patient decreases or stable: 187 (Source: IDPH. Updated April 3) Homewood Cases: 1,554 (+3) (since the[Read More…]
COVID-19 numbers: April 6
Vaccination progress (full doses): South District Suburban Region State 12% 14.7% 19.03% Region 10 (includes H-F) Positive test rate: 5.1% ↑ Consecutive days under 8% test positivity: 76 Consecutive days ICU beds over 20% threshold: 95 Days of COVID-19 patient decreases or stable: 187 (Source: IDPH. Updated April 3) Homewood Cases: 1,551 (+2) (since[Read More…]
COVID-19 numbers: April 5
Vaccination progress (full doses): South District Suburban Region State 12% 14.7% 18.69% Region 10 (includes H-F) Positive test rate: 5.1% ↑ Consecutive days under 8% test positivity: 75 Consecutive days ICU beds over 20% threshold: 94 Days of COVID-19 patient decreases or stable: 187 (Source: IDPH. Updated April 5) Homewood Cases: 1,549 (+12) (since[Read More…]
COVID-19 numbers: April 4
Vaccination progress (full doses): South District Suburban Region State 11.9% 14.4% 18.59% Region 10 (includes H-F) Positive test rate: 4.9% Consecutive days under 8% test positivity: 74 Consecutive days ICU beds over 20% threshold: 93 Days of COVID-19 patient decreases or stable: 187 (Source: IDPH. Updated April 1) Homewood Cases: 1,537 (+5) (since[Read More…]
COVID-19 numbers: April 3
Vaccination progress (full doses): South District Suburban Region State 11.9% 14.4% 18.23% Region 10 (includes H-F) Positive test rate: 4.9% ↑ Consecutive days under 8% test positivity: 73 Consecutive days ICU beds over 20% threshold: 92 Days of COVID-19 patient decreases or stable: 187 (Source: IDPH. Updated March 31) Homewood Cases: 1,537 (+5) (since[Read More…]
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