Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 1,108 cases, 43 deaths as United Center vaccine site winds down

Saturday, May 22, 2021
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois public health officials reported 1,108 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and 43 related deaths Saturday.

There have been 1,374,565 total COVID cases, including 22,599 deaths in the state since the pandemic began.
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Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported testing 59,314 specimens for a total of 24,184,067 since the pandemic began.

The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from May 15 to May 21, is 2.8%.

As of Friday night, 1,401 patients in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 347 patients were in the ICU and 202 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.

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A total of 10,843,665 vaccines have been administered in Illinois as of Friday night. The seven-day rolling average of vaccines administered daily is 74,487 doses. There were 76,652 doses reported administered in Illinois Thursday.



Officials said 64% of Illinois adults have received at least one vaccine dose and 47% are fully vaccinated.

As demand for the vaccine wanes, the mass vaccination site at the United Center is winding down operations.

The walk-through portion will close on Monday, while the drive-thru option will stay open until June 24.

Nearly 287,000 doses have been administered at the UC, since the federally-run clinic launched back in March.
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The deaths reported Saturday include:



-Cass County: 1 female 60s, 1 male 70s
-Champaign County: 1 female 70s, 1 male 70s
-Cook County: 1 male 20s, 1 female 30s, 1 female 40s, 3 males 50s, 1 female 60s, 1 male 60s, 3 females 70s, 1 male 70s, 3 females 80s, 3 males 80s, 1 female 90s, 2 males 90s
-DuPage County: 1 female 50s
-Lake County: 2 females 80s, 1 male 80s
-Macon County: 1 female 70s
-Macoupin County: 1 female 60s, 1 male 70s
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-McLean County: 1 female 60so
-Peoria County: 1 female 20s, 1 female 70s, 1 female 80s
-Saline County: 1 male 90s
-Sangamon County: 1 male 50s
-Warren County: 1 female 90s
-Will County: 1 female 50s, 1 female 60s
-Winnebago County: 1 female 70s
-Woodford County: 1 female 70s
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