Public Health Officials Announce 1,631 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease

Highest 7-day rolling average for vaccine doses administered

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 1,631 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 35 additional deaths.

• Champaign County: 1 female 80s
• Clay County: 1 female 90s
• Cook County: 1 female 50s, 2 males 50s, 1 female 70s, 1 male 70s, 2 females 80s, 4 males 80s, 1 female 90s, 2 males 90s
• DeKalb County: 1 male 80s
• DuPage County: 1 male 90s
• Hancock County: 1 male 70s
• Knox County: 1 female 80s, 1 male 80s
• Lake County: 2 males 80s
• LaSalle County: 1 female 80s
• Livingston County: 1 female 90s
• McHenry County: 1 female 70s, 1 female 80s
• Menard County: 1 male 70s
• Pulaski County: 1 female 90s
• St. Clair County: 1 female 90s
• Tazewell County: 1 female 70s
• Whiteside County: 1 female 90s
• Will County: 1 male 60s
• Winnebago County: 1 male 70s
• Woodford County: 1 female 70s

Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 1,162,154 cases, including 19,961 deaths, in 102 counties in Illinois. The age of cases ranges from younger than one to older than 100 years. Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 64,949 specimens for a total of 17,171,858.  As of last night, 1,777 individuals in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 373 patients were in the ICU and 189 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.

The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from February 7–13, 2021 is 3.0%.  The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from February 7–13, 2021 is 3.6%.

A total of doses of 2,125,375 vaccine have been delivered to providers in Illinois, including Chicago.  In addition, approximately 445,200 doses total have been allocated to the federal government’s Pharmacy Partnership Program for long-term care facilities.  This brings the total Illinois doses to 2,570,575.  A total of 1,783,345 vaccines have been administered in Illinois as of last midnight, including 244,699 for long-term care facilities.  The 7-day rolling average of vaccines administered daily is 62,927 doses, the highest 7-day average to date.  Yesterday, 59,158 doses were administered. 

*All data are provisional and will change. In order to rapidly report COVID-19 information to the public, data are being reported in real-time. Information is constantly being entered into an electronic system and the number of cases and deaths can change as additional information is gathered.  For health questions about COVID-19, call the hotline at 1-800-889-3931 or email dph.sick@illinois.gov.