State COVID roundup 5/27: Fewer than 900 new cases

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Thursday reported 891 new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 42 additional deaths.

More than 63,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine were administered Wednesday throughout the state.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 66% of Illinois adutls have at least one dose and more than 49% are fully vaccinated.

Over the last seven days, an average of more than 67,000 doses are being administered daily.

As of Wednesday night, 1,316 Illinoisans were hospitalized with the virus. Of those, 339 were in the ICU and 186 were on ventilators.

The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity is down to 2.5%.