43% More COVID Shots Given To Illinoisans In Past Week

ILLINOIS — After winter weather wreaked havoc on the delivery and distribution of vaccines in Illinois in February, the state appears to be doling out substantially more doses in recent days.

In the past week, the seven-day rolling average for daily vaccine distribution across the state jumped by about 43 percent. As of March 1, more than 80,000 Illinois residents were receiving a COVID-19 shot every day.

A week earlier, that number stood at 56,000 doses doled out daily.

Meanwhile, IDPH was expected to receive its initial 83,000 doses of the newly authorized Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine by Wednesday, according to a statement from the IDPH.

Unlike the currently available Pfizer and Moderna doses, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine requires only one shot and can be stored at much higher temperatures. The vast majority of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine — more than 90 percent — will be distributed to mass vaccination sites throughout the state. The remaining doses will be shipped to other providers across the state, according to a IDPH news release.

These doses are in addition to the approximate 288,000 doses the federal government allocated to Illinois this week. This total does not include doses for the city of Chicago, which will receive its own allocation.

Last week, Gov. J.B. Pritzker estimated an average of 100,000 Illinois residents would soon be receiving a shot every day.

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Here is a look at the latest COVID-19 data and vaccination stats across Illinois as of March 2:

• Vaccines administered statewide: 2,817,892
• 866,132 people have been fully vaccinated, which is 6.8 percent of the state's total population.
• Daily average of doses administered (seven-day rolling average as of March 1): 80,416 which is an increase of 2,540 doses since Sunday. A week earlier, the state was receiving 55,917 doses per day. That is a 44 percent jump in the number of vaccinations doled out in the past seven days.
• Total confirmed coronavirus cases in Illinois to date: 1,189,416
• Confirmed deaths: 20,583
• Variant cases: 70

Here is a look at how other counties are vaccine regarding vaccine distribution:

Here is a look at how McHenry County is faring:

• 52.002 total shots
• Number of people who've been fully vaccinated: 13,714 which is 4.44 percent of the population.
• Daily average of doses administered as of March 1: 1615 doses
• How does that compare to a week ago? An increase in doses; the daily average for shots administered a week earlier was 923 doses
• Positivity rate: 5 percent

Lake County:

• 127,812 total shots
• 35,442 who've been fully vaccinated, which is 5.06 percent of the population
• Daily average of doses administered: 4.31 doses
• How does that compare to a week ago? An increase in doses; the daily average for shots administered a week earlier was 2,631 doses
• Positivity rate: 2.9

Kane County:

• 93,400 total shots
• 23,039 who've been fully vaccinated, which is 4.31 percent of the population
• Daily average of doses administered: 2,966 doses
• How does that compare to a week ago? An increase in doses; the daily average for shots administered a week earlier was 1,866 doses
• Positivity rate: 3.7

Suburban Cook County:

• 537,148 total shots
• 163,913 who've been fully vaccinated, which is 6.62 percent of the total population
• Daily average of doses administered: 16,776 doses
• How does that compare to a week ago? An increase in doses; the daily average for shots administered a week earlier was 10,629 doses
• Positivity rate: 3.4

Chicago:

• 534,182 total shots
• 172,460 who've been fully vaccinated, which is 6.37 percent of the total population
• Daily average of doses administered: 15,051 doses
• How does that compare to a week ago? An increase in doses; the daily average for shots administered a week earlier was 10,141 doses
• Positivity rate: 3

DuPage County:

• 2o7,251 total shots
• 63,348 who've been fully vaccinated, which is 6.82 percent of the total population
• Daily average of doses administered:6,723 doses
• How does that compare to a week ago? An increase in doses; the daily average for shots administered a week earlier was 3,728 doses
• Positivity rate: 3.3

Will County:

• 120,555 total shots
• 35,135 who've been fully vaccinated, which is 5.08 percent of the total population
• Daily average of doses administered: 3,552 doses
• How does that compare to a week ago? An increase in doses; the daily average for shots administered a week earlier was 2,973 doses
• Positivity rate: 3.7

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