Health officials report 521 cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, 33 deaths – WGN TV Chicago

Daily report of coronavirus in Illinois

Health officials on Monday reported 521 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 33 additional deaths. 

Illinois Department of Public Health is now reporting a total of 1,382,186 cases, including 22,827 deaths since the pandemic began.

Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 25,692 specimens for a total of 24,616,087.  As of last night, 1,093 individuals in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 294 patients were in the ICU and 167 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.

The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from May 24-30, 2021 is 1.6%.  The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from May 24-30, 2021 is 2.0%.

Health officials also reported Monday more than 67% of Illinois adults have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose and more than 50% of Illinois adults are fully vaccinated, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A total of 11,291,906 vaccines have been administered in Illinois as of last midnight.  The seven-day rolling average of vaccines administered daily is 50,162 doses.  Sunday, 22,255 doses were reported administered in Illinois.