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COVID-19 statistics in southwest Illinois from May 22-28
Belleville News-Democrat 1 hr ago Garen Vartanian, Belleville News-Democrat
May 29 COVID-19 summary for May 22-28
According to data released by the state health department May 28, the metro-east has now fully vaccinated 237,511 people out of the estimated 660,225 who live in the region.
In addition, 487,259 doses of the vaccine have been administered throughout the seven counties.
That represents an increase of 5,605 full vaccinations since the BND last reported data May 21 and an increase of at least one dose of the vaccine to 12,537 people in the region since May 21.
Meanwhile, Madison and St. Clair counties have combined to administer 391,091 vaccine doses, an increase of 10,655 from the previous week. Additionally, the two counties have fully vaccinated 189,724 against the coronavirus, an uptick of 4,662 from the previous week.
Looking back at the past week of COVID-19 statistics in metro-east counties in Illinois msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Looking back at the past week of COVID-19 statistics in southwest IL counties
Belleville News-Democrat 2 hrs ago Garen Vartanian, Belleville News-Democrat
May 15 COVID-19 summary for May 8-14
According to data released by the state health department Friday, the metro-east has now fully vaccinated 225,771 people out of the estimated 660,225 who live in the region.
In addition, 461,334 doses of the vaccine have been administered throughout the seven counties. That represents an increase of 7,352 full vaccinations since the BND last reported data May 7 and an increase of at least one dose of the vaccine to 11,027 people in the region.
Meanwhile, Madison and St. Clair counties have combined to administer 368,927 vaccine doses and fully vaccinated 179,905 against the coronavirus. Together, in the past week, the two counties administered at least one dose of the vaccine to 8,812 people and fully vaccinated 5,605 individuals.
That would have eliminated millions of dollars in supplemental Medicaid funding each year.
But Gateway kept its status under Illinois Senate Bill 1530, which was signed into law April 2 by Gov. J.B. Pritzker. It amended the Illinois Public Aid Code with a clause that didn t mention Gateway by name, but effectively added it to a list of hospitals allowed to continue in the state s safety-net program, despite not meeting some requirements.
Gateway CEO Bob Moore described the legislation as something of a lifesaver. If we got out of the safety-net program, this hospital would not be viable, he said Tuesday. We get about $8 million a year in funding from it.