Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 2,082 new coronavirus cases, 20 deaths

Tuesday, February 9, 2021

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois health officials reported 2,082 new COVID-19 cases and 20 deaths Tuesday.

The total number of cases in Illinois now stands at 1,150,170, with a total of 19,686 deaths, since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 55,705 specimens for a total of 16,739,500.

As of Monday night, 2,117 patients in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 497 patients were in the ICU and 240 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.

The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from Feb. 2-8 is 4.0%.

A total of 1,638,125 doses of vaccine have been delivered to providers in Illinois, including Chicago, with an additional 496,100 doses allocated to federal government partners for long-term care facilities, bringing the total number delivered in Illinois to 2,134,225.

IDPH reports that a total of 1,417,156 vaccine doses have been administered, including 216,522 at long-term facilities. The seven-day rolling average of vaccines administered is 55,455 .

The IDPH says that vaccine distribution numbers are reported in real-time and vaccine administration numbers lag by as much as 72 hours.

Coronavirus testing sites in Chicago will be closed for "inclement weather," through Wednesday,

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The deaths reported Tuesday include:

-Clinton County: 1 male 70s

- Cook County: 1 male 40s, 1 female 60s, 1 male 60s, 1 female 70s, 2 males 70s, 1 male 80s

- Edwards County; 1 male 70s

- LaSalle County: 1 female 70s, 1 male 70s, 1 female 90s

- Madison County: 1 male 80s

- McDonough County: 1 male 80s

- McHenry County: 2 males 70s

- McLean County: 1 female 80s

- Monroe County: 1 male 90s

- St. Clair County: 1 male 70s