To:

Chemical Industry Council of Illinois (CICI) Members

From:

Mark Biel, Chief Executive Officer
[email protected] or 217/522-5805 

Re:

Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Update on Vaccinations; ACC Tracker with State Vaccine Updates & COVID-19 Orders; Canada COVID-19 Information; Update on COVID-19 Cases 

Update on Vaccinations: A total of 12,238,547 vaccines have been administered in Illinois. The average number of vaccines administered daily is 41,637.  According to the state’s vaccine administration data, 46.7% of the state’s overall population have been fully vaccinated with DuPage County leading the state with 55% of its population fully vaccinated. Just over 70% of Illinois’ adults have received one vaccine dose.  

Here is how the rest of the state’s population by age groups ranks in terms of vaccinations:

  • 12 years of age and older – 52% fully vaccinated; 68% one dose administered
  • 18 years of age and older – 54% fully vaccinated; 70% one dose administered
  • 65 years of age and older – 73% fully vaccinated; 89% one dose administered             

Additionally, the state has updated its COVID-19 website containing current locations and other pertinent information on one webpage.

ACC Tracker with State Vaccine Updates & COVID-19 Orders:  The American Chemistry Council (ACC) has again updated its comprehensive COVID-19 Tracker (attached to this Update) with separate charts illustrating state vaccine plans, including documents detailing updated state specific orders and mitigation measures as well as executive orders and legislation relating to business liability. 

Canada COVID-19 Information: For those members who would like to receive information about vaccination protocols and COVID-19 restrictions in Canada, please reach out to Mark Biel at [email protected] to be added to the distribution list. Our friends at the Chemistry Industry Association of Canada have been kind enough to share their COVID-19 information with us.  In addition, here is Canada's COVID-19 immunization plan.  

Update on COVID-19 Cases: As of Friday, June 18,IDPH is reporting 1,388,688 positive tests of COVID-19 in Illinois, an average increase of only 269 new positive tests per day since reported here on June 9.  In total, 25,357,568 tests have now been conducted in Illinois for the virus, an average increase of 46,672 per day since June 9. 

The state’s average positivity rate over all 11 regions is at 0.6% since June 9.  You can see where the various regions are at in terms of their positivity rates, hospitalizations, and other metrics at this link.

Unfortunately, IDPH is reporting a total of 23,133 deaths, an average increase of 15 per day since June 9.

You can also check where these cases are occurring at the State of Illinois COVID-19 website which also contains more information on this outbreak.

Also, IDPH has a case breakdown of the number of positive cases in Chicago and each county relative to the number of fatalities.  The IDPH website also now includes a breakdown of the cases under each zip code in the state.

For information on other states and countries, John Hopkins University has developed this website that provides invaluable resources at a one-stop location detailing testing and tracing trends, timelines of COVID-19 policies, vaccinations, and interactive maps.

 

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