Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 3,581 new coronavirus cases, 40 deaths

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Saturday, April 17, 2021
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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois public health officials reported 3,581 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and 40 related deaths Thursday.

There have been 1,292,515 total COVID cases, including 21,609 deaths in the state since the pandemic began.

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As of Wednesday night, 2,043 patients in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 468 patients were in the ICU and 190 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.

Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported testing 105,661 specimens for a total of 21,477,421since the pandemic began.

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The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from April 8-14, is 4.9%.

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A total of 9,636,355 doses of vaccine have been delivered to providers in Illinois, including Chicago.

A total of 7,612,405 vaccines have been administered in Illinois as of Wednesday night. The seven-day rolling average of vaccines administered daily is 129,317 doses. There were 129,755 doses reported administered in Illinois Wednesday.

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The deaths reported Thursday include:

-Adams County: 1 female 80s

-Bureau County: 1 female 70s

-Champaign County: 1 male 80s

-Christian County: 1 male 80s

-Clay County: 1 male 90s

-Cook County: 1 male 50s, 2 females 60s, 1 male 60s, 2 males 70s, 1 female 80s, 1 male 80s, 2 females 90s, 1 male 90s

-DuPage County: 1 male 70s, 1 female 80s

-Jersey County: 1 female 80s

-Knox County: 1 female 80s

-Lake County: 1 female 90s

-LaSalle County: 2 females 80s

-Lee County: 1 female 80s

-Macon County: 1 male 70s

-McHenry County: 1 female 80s

-Menard County: 1 male 90s

-Montgomery County: 1 female 80s

-Moultrie County: 1 male 70s

-St. Clair County: 1 female 40s, 1 male 60s

-Stephenson County: 1 female 60s

-Tazewell County: 1 female 90s

-Whiteside County: 1 male 50s

-Will County: 1 female 60s, 1 male 60s, 1 male 70s, 1 male 90s

-Williamson County: 1 female 80s