Steep Decrease In Daily Vaccine Doses Doled Out In Illinois

MCHENRY COUNTY, IL — As more vaccinations are doled out daily, and the state continues to lift restrictions amid low positivity rates, we wanted to keep you up-to-date with the latest COVID-19 stats here and statewide.

Here is a look at the latest COVID-19 data and vaccination stats as of Feb. 23:

• Vaccines administered statewide: 2,254,983
• 590,854 people who've been fully vaccinated, which is 4.64 percent of the state's total population.
• Daily average of doses administered (7-day rolling average): 55,917
• How does that compare to a week ago? A decrease in doses; the daily average for shots administered a week earlier was 63,772
• Total confirmed coronavirus cases in Illinois to date: 1,177,320
• Confirmed deaths: 20,330
• Variant cases: 43

Here is a look at how McHenry County is faring:

• 40,694 total shots
• Number of people who've been fully vaccinated: 9,455, which is 3.06 percent of the population
• Daily average of doses administered: 923 doses
• How does that compare to a week ago? A decrease in doses; the daily average for shots administered a week earlier was 1,609 doses.

What about other counties in the Chicago area?

Lake County:

• 99,874 total shots
• 23,027 who've been fully vaccinated, which is 3.37 percent of the population
• Daily average of doses administered: 2,631 doses
• How does that compare to a week ago? A decrease in doses; the daily average for shots administered a week earlier was 3,440 doses.

Kane County:

• 72,640 total shots
• 17,271 who've been fully vaccinated, which is 3.23 percent of the population
• Daily average of doses administered: 1,866 doses
• How does that compare to a week ago? A decrease in doses; the daily average for shots administered a week earlier was 2,695 doses.

Suburban Cook County:

• 419,713 total shots
• 108,484 who've been fully vaccinated, which is 4.38 percent of the total population
• Daily average of doses administered: 10,692 doses
• How does that compare to a week ago? A decrease in doses; the daily average for shots administered a week earlier was 12,387 doses

Chicago:

• 428,826 total shots
• 125,514 who've been fully vaccinated, which is 4.64 percent of the total population
• Daily average of doses administered: 10,141 doses
• How does that compare to a week ago? A decrease in doses; the daily average for shots administered a week earlier was 12,586 doses

DuPage County:

• 160,190 total shots
• 45,330 who've been fully vaccinated, which is 4.88 percent of the total population
• Daily average of doses administered:3,728 doses
• How does that compare to a week ago? A decrease in doses; the daily average for shots administered a week earlier was 4,740 doses

Will County:

• 95,306 total shots
• 25,215 who've been fully vaccinated, which is 3.64 percent of the total population
• Daily average of doses administered: 2,973 doses
• How does that compare to a week ago? A decrease in doses; the daily average for shots administered a week earlier was 2,822 doses

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