After smashing records in terms of new cases and hospitalizations in late December and early January, some locations in Illinois are beginning to show signs that a peak in the omicron surge may be arriving.
Officials say that data is beginning to show a slowdown in hospitalizations across the state, but caution that residents should not let their guard down and should continue to adhere to new mitigations and existing regulations as Illinois works to turn back the omicron-driven surge.
According to IDPH data, 1,131 of those patients are currently in intensive care units, marking a decline from Tuesday and continuing a recent flattening trend in the metric. At the regional level, most areas are still seeing increases in hospitalizations, but the number of new hospitalizations is showing signs of slowing down. In addition, ICU availability rates are largely stabilizing across the state, especially in hard-hit areas like Region 5, located in the southern portion of the state, and in Region 7, comprised of Will and Kankakee counties.
Chicago and suburban Cook County are both showing rapid decreases in positivity rates, with the city’s 15.9% positivity rate showing a significant decrease from its peak of 18.7% just a week ago. Earlier this month, Chicago reported significant increases in hospitalized patients, but the number has begun to slow in recent days, with just 13 new COVID admissions in the last 24 hours.ICU Bed Availability – 5% Hospitalization Trends – 10/10 days increasingICU Bed Availability – 11% Hospitalization Trends – 9/10 days increasingPositivity Rate – 22.7% Positivity Rate – 20.
France Dernières Nouvelles, France Actualités
Similar News:Vous pouvez également lire des articles d'actualité similaires à celui-ci que nous avons collectés auprès d'autres sources d'information.
Illinois prisons pause county intakes due to surging COVID numbersThe Illinois Department of Corrections has temporarily paused intakes from county jails because of COVID-19 outbreaks at prisons, the agency said Tuesday.
Lire la suite »
Questions surround the COVID-19 omicron variant's relationship with long-haul COVIDLong-haul COVID is described as having symptoms more than months after an initial infection.
Lire la suite »
COVID In Pennsylvania: Gov. Tom Wolf Says Vaccine Is Strategy To Fight COVID-19, Not Shutdowns'THE VACCINE IS OUR STRATEGY' l Gov. Tom Wolf on Tuesday brushed aside questions about whether he will issue more orders for shutdowns as cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19 spread quickly and fill Pennsylvania’s hospitals with unvaccinated patients
Lire la suite »
Arwady Expresses Hope That Omicron Peak is Nearing Amid Mitigations, Declining COVID MetricsAs Chicago starts to see some declines in key coronavirus metrics, the city’s top doctor isn’t ready to say that the omicron peak has passed, but said that the city’s response to the surge is giving her hope that things could be heading in a better direction.
Lire la suite »
Illinois COVID: IL reports 28,110 new cases, 92 deathsIllinois COVID cases rose by 28,110 Tuesday with 92 related deaths with more than 300,000 tests conducted in the last day.
Lire la suite »
Illinois warns of fake COVID-19 pop-up testing sitesCOVID-19 testing sites are popping up all across the Chicago area, but there’s a warning that some may not be legit.
Lire la suite »