COVID-19 circumstances fall in Rockford space, throughout the state

ByLouise McGinnis

Oct 4, 2022
Nurses Debbie Black and Rachel Lee double check a COVID-19 vaccine dose for a child during a vaccine clinic in Hamilton, Massachusetts, on Sept. 9.

Nurses Debbie Black and Rachel Lee double examine a COVID-19 vaccine dose for a kid throughout a vaccine clinic in Hamilton, Massachusetts, on Sept. 9.

Illinois reported far fewer coronavirus circumstances within the week ending Sunday, including 10,945 new circumstances. That is down 37% from the earlier week’s tally of 17,373 new circumstances of the virus that causes COVID-19.

Illinois ranked twenty seventh among the many states the place coronavirus was spreading the quickest on a per-person foundation, a USA TODAY Community evaluation of Johns Hopkins College knowledge exhibits. Within the newest week coronavirus circumstances in the US decreased 19.4% from the week earlier than, with 323,859 circumstances reported. With 3.81% of the nation’s inhabitants, Illinois had 3.38% of the nation’s circumstances within the final week. Throughout the nation, 10 states had extra circumstances within the newest week than they did within the week earlier than.

Winnebago County reported 398 circumstances and three deaths within the newest week. Per week earlier, it had reported 446 circumstances and no deaths. All through the pandemic it has reported 92,459 circumstances and 865 deaths.

Boone County reported 59 circumstances and no deaths within the newest week. Per week earlier, it had reported 67 circumstances and no deaths. All through the pandemic it has reported 16,307 circumstances and 120 deaths.

Ogle County reported 52 circumstances and no deaths within the newest week. Per week earlier, it had reported 56 circumstances and one dying. All through the pandemic it has reported 16,210 circumstances and 131 deaths.

Throughout Illinois, circumstances fell in 80 counties, with the perfect declines in Prepare dinner County, with 4,319 circumstances from 7,654 every week earlier; in Lake County, with 669 circumstances from 1,833; and in DuPage County, with 814 circumstances from 1,050.

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Inside Illinois, the worst weekly outbreaks on a per-person foundation had been in Hardin County with 209 circumstances per 100,000 per week; Pope County with 192; and Crawford County with 187. The Facilities for Illness Management says excessive ranges of group transmission start at 100 circumstances per 100,000 per week.

Including probably the most new circumstances total had been Prepare dinner County, with 4,319 circumstances; DuPage County, with 814 circumstances; and Lake County, with 669. Weekly case counts rose in 17 counties from the earlier week. The worst will increase from the prior week’s tempo had been in Stark, Massac and Greene counties.

In Illinois, 74 folks had been reported lifeless of COVID-19 within the week ending Sunday. Within the week earlier than that, 88 folks had been reported lifeless.

A complete of three,762,220 folks in Illinois have examined constructive for the coronavirus because the pandemic started, and 39,698 folks have died from the illness, Johns Hopkins College knowledge exhibits. In the US 96,397,885 folks have examined constructive and 1,059,605 folks have died.

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Illinois’s COVID-19 hospital admissions staying flat

USA TODAY analyzed federal hospital knowledge as of Sunday, Oct. 2. Possible COVID sufferers admitted within the state:

Possible COVID sufferers admitted within the nation:

Hospitals in 17 states reported extra COVID-19 sufferers than every week earlier, whereas hospitals in 25 states had extra COVID-19 sufferers in intensive-care beds. Hospitals in 17 states admitted extra COVID-19 sufferers within the newest week than every week prior, the USA TODAY evaluation of U.S. Well being and Human Companies knowledge exhibits.

The USA TODAY Community is publishing localized variations of this story on its information websites throughout the nation, generated with knowledge from Johns Hopkins College and the Facilities for Illness Management. If in case you have questions concerning the knowledge or the story, contact Mike Stucka at [email protected].

This text initially appeared on Rockford Register Star: Winnebago County reported 398 further COVID-19 circumstances this week