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400 Ill. National Guard troops return home from D.C.
National Guard soldiers open a gate of the razor wire-topped perimeter fence around the Capitol to allow a colleague in at sunrise in Washington, Monday, March 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Several members of the Illinois National Guard are returning home from the nation’s capitol. In a press briefing Tuesday, Major General Richard Neely said about 400 troops returned home on Monday from the U.S. Capitol Security Mission.
This came after the Defense Department asked the state to provide additional security following the January 6 break-in. At the time, General Neely said the 198th Combat Support Battalion provided the bulk of that manpower.
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Illinois health officials reported 3,660 new COVID-19 cases and 83 deaths Friday.
The total number of cases in Illinois now stands at 1,141,219, with a total of 19,526 deaths, since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 105,085 specimens for a total of 16,464,740.
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.
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.