Illinois reported 1,831 new COVID cases and 12 related deaths Monday.
They also reported 2,508 new cases for Saturday and 816 for Sunday, along with 70 deaths on Saturday and 27 more on Sunday.There have been at least 3,031,892 total COVID cases, including 32,763 deaths in the state since the pandemic began.WATCH | Have we turned the corner on COVID?Infectious disease expert Dr. Robert Citronberg from Advocate Aurora Health andwers COVID-19 questions.
Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported testing 62,118 new specimens for a total of 54,645,376 since the pandemic began. As of Sunday night, 943 patients in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19, the lowest number since July 31. Of those, 157 patients were in the ICU, and 82 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
A total of 21,106,414 vaccine doses have been administered in Illinois as of Sunday, and 63.72% of the state's population is fully vaccinated. The seven-day rolling average of vaccines administered daily is 13,807.The city of Chicago, in line with the state, lifted the mask and vaccine requirements for most indoor places including restaurants and bars on Monday.
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