COVID-19 update: 91,684 more vaccinations, 34 more deaths, 2,325 new cases
New cases of COVID-19 totaled 2,325 Thursday with 34 more deaths from the respiratory disease, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported.
Since the pandemic began, 1,216,090 cases have been diagnosed and 21,022 Illinois residents have died.
Illinois hospitals were treating 1,120 COVID-19 patients Wednesday night.
On Wednesday, 91,684 more people received COVID-19 shots. The seven-day average is now 99,210.
So far, 1,645,032 people - 12.9% of the state's population - have been fully vaccinated. The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines require two doses several weeks apart.
The federal government has delivered 5,587,315 doses of vaccine to Illinois since distribution began in mid-December and 4,375,171 shots have been administered as of Thursday.
The state's seven-day average positivity rate for cases is 2.4%. The percentage indicates how many of the tests taken resulted in a new case of the disease being diagnosed.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker also announced Thursday he will send Illinois National Guard troops to the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake to assist with a mass vaccination clinic.
A mobile vaccination unit also will begin operating in McHenry County to enhance inoculation efforts.