CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

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The Illinois Department of Public Health reported a total of 2,897,174 cases of coronavirus along with 30,688 deaths across the state since the pandemic began. There were 48 positive cases reported Friday by the Lawrence County Health Department with 10 of those coming from a local outbreak. There were 150 new positive cases in Knox County Indiana Friday. A total of 20,423,100 vaccinations have now been administered at sites around Illinois since the vaccine rollout began. Of Illinois total population, 66% are now fully vaccinated while more than 75% have received at least one dose of the vaccine and more than 46% have been given a booster dose. The IDPH reports that 37.09% of the total Lawrence County population is now fully vaccinated with over 41% having gotten at least 1 dose of vaccine. There have been 2,263 booster doses given in the county.