Ill. reports more than 3K new cases of COVID-19; more vaccination locations announced Cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, as of Thursday, February 4. (Source: Ill. Dept. of Public Health) By Amber Ruch | February 4, 2021 at 1:26 PM CST - Updated February 4 at 1:26 PM
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (KFVS) - The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 3,328 new cases of COVID-19, including 69 additional deaths, on Thursday, February 4.
The newly reported deaths include a man in his 50s from Jefferson County and a woman in her 50s from Pulaski County.
IDPH reported a total of 1,137,559 cases of COVID-19 and 19,444 deaths.
A total of 16,359,655 tests have been performed in the state.
The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from Jan. 29-Feb. 4 is 4.3%.
A total of 1,635,925 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 2,132,025.
IDPH reports that a total of 1,231,418 vaccine doses have been administered, including 188,351 at long-term facilities. The seven-day rolling average of vaccines administered is 49,082.
On Thursday, the state set a one-day vaccination record, with a total of 74,965 doses administered.
The IDPH says that vaccine distribution numbers are reported in real-time and vaccine administration numbers lag by as much as 72 hours.
The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from Jan. 28-Feb. 3 is 4.4%.
The test positivity rate is a metric the state began providing in late October. It is calculated by using the total number of positive tests over the total number of tests. This is the metric being used to by state health officials to make decisions about mitigations.
A total of 1,629,550 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 2,125,650.
IDPH reports that a total of 1,156,453 vaccine doses have been administered, including 178,848 at long-term facilities. The seven-day rolling average of vaccines administered is 46,709 .