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New CDC guidelines say vaccinated people do not need to wear masks in most settings
Dr. Shikha Jain speaks with FOX 32 about new CDC guidelines released this week.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,841 new COVID-19 in Illinois, including 49 additional deaths, on Friday.
IDPH is reporting a total of 1,363,507 cases, including 22,369 deaths, in 102 counties in Illinois.
Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 83,624 specimens for a total of 23,677,720.
As of Thursday night, 1,708 individuals in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 425 patients were in the ICU and 237 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from May 7-13, 2021 is 2.5 percent.
On Thursday, 50,326 doses of the coronavirus vaccine were administered in Illinois.