Seven-day new cases and positivity rate more than double in Lansing since last week
information gathered by Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (December 24, 2021) – Thursday’s report from the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) cited 77,246 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including an increase of 318 deaths since December 17, 2021.
As of Wednesday night, 4,271 individuals in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 867 patients were in the ICU and 485 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
A total of 18,853,953 vaccines have been administered in Illinois as of midnight Wednesday, with 388,453 doses administered during the previous week. Of Illinois’ total population, more than 71.8% has received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose and more than 64% of Illinois’ total population is fully vaccinated according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Note: Illinois COVID data will not update on Friday, December 24, 2021; Saturday, December 25, 2021; and Sunday, December 26, 2021. Updates will resume on Monday, December 27, 2021.
Lansing
The South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association maintains a COVID dashboard aggregating data from villages throughout the south suburbs. Highlights from Lansing are listed below:
- 7-day new cases: 381 (last week: 179)
- Cumulative total cases to date: 4,895
- Cumulative total of COVID-19 deaths: 21 (Previous reported total: 21)
- Seven-day positivity rate: 13.3% (Last Friday: 6.61%)
Illinois interactive graphs
The graphs below are created by HiGeorge and are “live,” so they are continually updated as new data are released from official sources.