COVID update: Illinois reports 3,801 new cases, 7 deaths

CDC has eased quarantine, testing guidelines
Tuesday, August 16, 2022
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois reported 3,801 new COVID cases and seven new deaths Tuesday.

The Illinois Dept. of Public Health says "daily deaths reported on weekends and at the beginning of the week may be low" and "those deaths will be captured in subsequent days."

The video from the player above is from a previous report.

There have been at least 3,633,077 total COVID cases in the state since the start of the pandemic and at least 34,556 related deaths.

RELATED | CDC drops quarantine, social distancing, school screening recommendations for COVID-19

As of Monday night, 1,522 patients in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 201 patients were in the ICU, and 66 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators. Health officials say 24% of ICU beds are available.

The daily case rate per 100,000 population is at 27.9.

A total of 23,138,711 vaccine doses have been administered in Illinois as of Monday and 65.44% of the state's population is fully vaccinated. The seven-day rolling average of vaccines administered daily is 8,556.
Copyright © 2024 WLS-TV. All Rights Reserved.