36,401 Fully Vaccinated Against Coronavirus In Will County

WILL COUNTY, IL — More than 36,400 people in Will County were fully vaccinated against the coronavirus by Wednesday, according to data from the Illinois Department of Public Health. That represents about 5.26 percent of the county's total population.

124,492 total doses were administered in the county by Wednesday, according to data from the Illinois Department of Public Health. The state also shares data on its vaccine inventory, and the reported inventory for Will County is 24,492, with 4,276 of the reported inventory at the local health department, and 20,221 at community partner sites.

The county administered its highest number of doses on Feb. 24, when 6,523 doses were given, the state's data shows. After that day, the county has seen lower rates of doses administered over the past week with the seven-day average doses administered at 3,838.

On Feb. 25, vaccine eligibility can be expanded to include adults under 65 with high-risk medical conditions and those with disabilities. Last week, Will County Health Department spokesperson Steve Brandy said Will County will not expand vaccine eligibility yet due to a limited amount of the vaccine.

On March 1, the health department said on its Facebook that it is still in the early stages of Phase 1B.

Will County ranks fifth in terms of doses administered, trailing Chicago, and Cook and DuPage and Lake counties. Comparatively, Chicago has fully vaccinated 6.61 percent of its population, Cook County is at 6.93 percent, DuPage is at 7.06 percent, and Lake County is at 5.36 percent.

More than 2.9 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine have been administered statewide, IDPH data shows. About 328,000 doses were given to residents and staff at Illinois long-term-care facilities through a federal program run by CVS and Walgreens.

The state remains in Phase 1B of its vaccination plan, which includes residents 65 and older, those who work as first responders, K-12 education workers, food and agriculture, manufacturing, corrections workers and inmates, USPS workers, public transit workers, grocery store workers, and staff at shelters and day cares.