More coverage: Accurate COVID data getting harder to track Illinois updates guidelines on tracking Sangamon County has a case rate of 17.2 per 100,000, the highest since Feb. As of Thursday, the daily case rate was 21.9 cases per 100,000 the highest since February 19. “The most important thing we can do to protect ourselves and our loved ones from severe health outcomes from COVID-19 is to remain up-to-date with our vaccinations,” said IDPH Acting Director Amaal Tokars.Ĭases in Illinois have been increasing since mid-March when new cases reached the lowest point since the summer of 2021. To help combat the increase in COVID cases, IDPH announced they will begin sending text alerts to about 2.5 million Illinois residents enrolled in the Illinois Comprehensive Automated Immunization Registry (I-CARE), an online vaccination records database developed by IDPH. The CDC recommends that those at risk for severe disease, such as the elderly or immunocompromised, wear a mask in indoor places when COVID-19 community levels reach "medium."ĬDC community levels are determined by a combination of three county-level indicators: new COVID-19 cases, new hospitalizations and the percent of staffed hospital beds occupied by COVID-19 patients. This increase in cases is part of why the CDC on Friday announced that three counties in Illinois are at "medium" community levels.ĭuPage, McLean, and Piatt counties shifted from "low" to "medium." Champaign County was previously designated as "medium." Related: Sangamon County's COVID cases up 56.4% Illinois cases surge 30.3% "We still need to keep our guard up a bit." O'Neill added that while cases increase, recent strains of COVID-19 are not hospitalizing as many people as in the past and the number of hospitalizations in the area remaining stable. "They're going up every day," said Sangamon County Public Health Director Gail O'Neill Thursday. On Friday, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported 19,551 COVID-19 cases and 58 new deaths in the week since April 15.Īs of April 21, 613 people were hospitalized with COVID-19, with 82 patients in intensive care units and 26 patients on ventilators, according to the department. More Illinois communities are facing higher risk of COVID-19 as the cases rise around the state.
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