information gathered by Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (January 8, 2022) – Yesterday the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported 201,428 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including an increase of 444 deaths since December 31, 2021. IDPH is currently reporting a total of 2,382,437 cases, including 28,361 deaths, in 102 counties in Illinois.
As of Thursday night, 7,096 individuals in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 1,123 patients were in the ICU and 639 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
A total of 19,535,937 vaccines have been administered in Illinois as of last midnight. Since December 31, 2021, 294,687 doses were reported administered in Illinois. Of Illinois’ total population, 73% has received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose and more than 64% of Illinois’ total population is fully vaccinated, and 40% boosted, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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: 804 (last week: 640)
- Cumulative total cases to date: 5,969
- Cumulative total of COVID-19 deaths: 25 (Previous reported total: 24)
- Seven-day positivity rate: 20.9% (Last Friday: 19.8%)
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.
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Indiana interactive graphs
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Lake County interactive graphs
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