Chicago Heights Reports 42 Coronavirus Cases Last Week

CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL — As vaccinations pick up around Illinois, restrictions are beginning to subside. Many people, whether they receive the vaccine or not, are trying to go back to life pre-COVID-19. While light at the end of the tunnel is near, the Cook County Department of Public Health's recent slate of coronavirus data shows cases are rising here in Chicago Heights.

Johns Hopkins University and Medicine reports there have been a total of 141,684,613 COVID-19 cases around the world— as of Apr. 19. Over 31 million of those cases are here in the United States.

Here in Chicago Heights, cases are currently increasing. The CCDPH reports that as of Apr. 10, the city has had a total of 3,619 confirmed COVID-19 cases. The department states 42 cases in the town were confirmed between Apr. 3 and Apr. 10. During this time frame, cases have increased by 77 percent, according to the department.

Across suburban Cook County, the positivity rate and the rate of hospital admissions has also decreased. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported that there are 2,218 people across Illinois in the hospital for COVID-19 or are under investigation. This is about 10 percent of Illinois' hospital beds that are being used. As of Apr. 18, 491 of these patients are in the ICU.

Illinois occupies a total of 5,678 ventilators and 1,580 ventilators are in use as of Apr. 18. The IDPH reports 227 ventilators are being used by COVID-19 patients, as of Monday. IDPH said 72 percent of the state's ventilators are available.

The CCDPH reports 900,994 first doses have been administered to Cook County residents, excluding Chicago, Evanston, Oak Park, Skokie, and Stickney Township. The department states 508,249 residents have been full vaccinated. About 22 percent of Cook County residents have been fully vaccinated.

Learn more about COVID-19 data in Chicago Heights, here.