COVID-19 update: 1,634 new cases, 32 more deaths, 699 hospitalizations
State health authorities reported 1,634 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, along with 32 more deaths from the respiratory disease.
Illinois hospitals were treating 699 COVID-19 patients Tuesday night, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
The state's positivity rate for COVID-19 cases is 1.2%, based on a seven-day average.
Total cases statewide stand at 3,042,495, and 33,010 Illinoisans have died since the pandemic began.
On Tuesday, 9,539 more COVID-19 vaccine shots were administered. The seven-day average is 10,323.
So far, 8,584,750 people - about 67.7% of Illinois' 12.7 million residents - have been fully vaccinated, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. The CDC defines fully vaccinated as two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, or one dose of Johnson & Johnson's.
Of those who are fully vaccinated, 49.4% have received a booster shot.
The federal government has delivered 23,933,245 doses of vaccine to Illinois since distribution began in mid-December 2020, and 21,198,094 shots have been administered.
Labs processed 82,597 virus tests in the last 24 hours.