Half as many cases reported this week compared to previous week
information gathered by Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (February 4, 2022) – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 60,389 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including an increase of 608 deaths since January 28, 2022. The number of cases reported this week (60,389) is less than half as many as were reported during the previous week (123,812).
As of last night, 3,135 individuals in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 546 patients were in the ICU and 314 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
A total of 20,623,484 vaccines have been administered in Illinois as of last midnight. Of Illinois’ total population, more than 75% has received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, 66% of Illinois’ total population is fully vaccinated, and more than 47% 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: 127 (last week: 165)
- Cumulative total cases to date: 6,638
- Cumulative total of COVID-19 deaths: 27 (Previous reported total: 26)
- Seven-day positivity rate: 5.57% (Last Friday: 6.87%)
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.
