Illinois appears to be past the peak of its largest COVID-19 surge so far as cases and hospitalizations driven by the omicron variant are starting to decline.
Illinois appears to be past the peak of its largest COVID-19 surge so far as cases and hospitalizations driven by the omicron variant are starting to decline, but officials urged continued caution as the state’s health care system remains under unprecedented strain.
Crystal Carey, director of the emergency department, checks a completely full board of patients on Jan. 12, 2022, at Loretto Hospital in Chicago. That number also has declined. As of Tuesday night, the state was averaging 6,920 COVID-19 patients in hospitals per day, after setting records for hospitalizations less than a week earlier when the average number of patients per day peaked at 7,245 for the seven days ending Jan. 13. Before the latest surge, the record was 6,119 per day, set during the fall 2020 surge.
Late last week, the state health department said an updated analysis showed 90% of those who were hospitalized with COVID-19 at the time were unvaccinated.
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