CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

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The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 7,390 new confirmed cases of coronavirus across the state Tuesday with 28 more deaths as cases continue to rise. Cases also continue to rise in Lawrence County. The Lawrence County Health Department indicated there were 27 new positive cases Tuesday. 161 cases are active with 6 hospitalizations locally. Overall since the pandemic began, there have been 1,911,649 cases of the disease with 26,934 deaths total. 18,251,052 vaccinations have been administered at sites across Illinois since the vaccine rollout began. There have been 2,460,294 booster shots given. The IDPH says that just over 37% of the total Lawrence County population is now fully vaccinated with just over 41% having received at least 1 dose of the vaccine. There have been 1,562 booster doses administered in the county.