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Weekly COVID-19 data, published December 24, 2021

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.

Illinois cases

Illinois deaths

Illinois testing

Indiana interactive graphs

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Lake County interactive graphs

Lake County cases

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Melanie Jongsma
Melanie Jongsma
Melanie Jongsma grew up in Lansing, Illinois, and believes The Lansing Journal has an important role to play in building community through trustworthy information.