IDPH is reporting a total of 1,166,717 total COVID-19 cases, including 20,057 deaths.
As of Tuesday night, 1,719 patients in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 375 patients were in the ICU and 176 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from Feb. 10-16 is 3.4%.
A total of 2,029,675 doses of vaccine have been delivered to providers in Illinois, including Chicago, with an additional 445,200 doses allocated to federal government partners for long-term care facilities, bringing the total number delivered in Illinois to 2,474,875.
The IDPH said that vaccine distribution numbers are reported in real-time and vaccine administration numbers lag by as much as 72 hours.
Winter Weather Causing Delays in Federal COVID Vaccine Delivery in Illinois
According to Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker s office, the federal government has notified all states of COVID-19 vaccine delivery delays across the entire country due to adverse weather and road conditions.
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Operation Warp Speed deliveries slated for Tuesday would be significantly impacted as adverse weather impacted operations at facilities where vaccines and ancillary supply kits originate.
The departments warned that delays could continue throughout the week. To help offset delayed vaccine deliveries, the state of Illinois proactively ordered vaccine to be delivered to its Strategic National Stockpile Receipt, Store, and Stage site in anticipation of adverse weather, Pritzker s office said in a release. Illinois is distributing that vaccine to many providers around the state today and tomorrow, as weather permits, to continue to s