Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 2,211 new coronavirus cases, 19 deaths

9.4 million COVID vaccines administered in IL
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois public health officials reported 2,211 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and 19 related deaths Tuesday.

There have been 1,343,988 total COVID cases, including 22,066 deaths in the state since the pandemic began.
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Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported testing 57,483 specimens for a total of 22,929,518 since the pandemic began.

The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from April 27-May 3, is 4.0%.

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As of Monday night, 2,074 patients in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 493 patients were in the ICU and 262 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
A total of 11,970,775 doses of vaccine have been delivered to providers in Illinois, including Chicago.
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A total of 9,450,418 vaccines have been administered in Illinois as of Monday night. The seven-day rolling average of vaccines administered daily is 72,613 doses. There were 40,361 doses reported administered in Illinois Monday.



The deaths reported Tuesday include:
-Cook County: 1 male 50s, 1 female 70s, 2 males 70s, 1 female 80s, 3 males 80s, 1 male 90s
-DuPage County: 1 male 70s, 1 female 80s
-Franklin County: 1 male 70s
-Kane County: 1 male 50s
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-Lake County: 1 male 80s
-Peoria County: 1 female 40s
-Rock Island County: 1 male 80s
-Sangamon County: 1 male 70s
-St. Clair County: 1 female 80s
-Will County: 1 male 60s
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