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Weekly COVID-19 data, published March 4, 2022

information gathered by Melanie Jongsma

LANSING, Ill. (March 4, 2022) – On Friday, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported 10,462 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including an increase of 272 deaths since February 25, 2022.

As of Thursday night, 843 individuals in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 153 patients were in the ICU and 77 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators. Illinois has a total of 20,987 medical and surgical beds in hospitals throughout the state, and 3,535 ICU beds.

A total of 21,157,960 vaccines have been administered in Illinois as of last midnight. Of Illinois’ total population, 76% has received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, more than 67% of Illinois’ total population is fully vaccinated, and more than 49% 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: 14 (last week: 28)
  • Cumulative total cases to date: 6,774
  • Cumulative total of COVID-19 deaths: 28 (Previous reported total: 28)
  • Seven-day positivity rate: .8% (Last Friday: 1.5%)

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

Indiana cases

Indiana deaths

Indiana testing

Lake County interactive graphs

Lake County cases

Lake County deaths

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.