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| COVID-19 pandemic in Illinois | |
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| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Illinois, United States |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Chicago |
| Arrival date | January 24, 2020 (4 years, 9 months, 2 weeks and 4 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 4,139,537 [1] |
| Recovered | 98% (recovery rate) |
Deaths | 36,870 |
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| Illinois Department of Public Health: Coronavirus Disease 2019 | |
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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic began in the U.S. state of Illinois on January 24, 2020, when a woman in Chicago, who had just returned from the pandemic's place of origin in Wuhan, Hubei, China, tested positive for the virus.[2] This was the second case of COVID-19 in the United States during the pandemic. The woman's husband was diagnosed with the disease a few days later, the first known case of human-to-human transmission in the United States. Community transmission was not suspected until March 8, when a case with no connection to other cases or recent travel was confirmed.[3]
In mid-March, as the number of known cases rose into the double digits, Governor J. B. Pritzker issued a disaster proclamation, the state's equivalent of a state of emergency, to respond to the crisis. The state took measures to halt the spread of the disease by closing all schools and colleges, ordering a stop to eviction enforcements, ordering all bars and restaurants closed to sit-in diners, and otherwise restricting large gatherings of people. As the virus spread further, the state enacted an even stronger shelter in place order, affecting schools and businesses across the state.[4] At first declared between March 21 and April 7, the order was later extended until April 30, then May 29.[5][6][7]
During December 2020, Illinois experienced the second highest number of deaths per week, ranking fifth per capita. This crisis has spurred calls for Governor Pritzker to respond to the pandemic more aggressively.[8][9] As of January 2021, Illinois has the fifth highest number of confirmed cases in the United States.[8]
As of May 26, 2021[update], Illinois has administered 11,049,665 COVID-19 vaccine doses. 49% of the population has been fully vaccinated.[10]
- ^ "COVID-19 Statistics". www.dph.illinois.gov. Archived from the original on July 25, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ "Chicago woman infects husband with coronavirus, US issues travel warning". WGN9 TV. Chicago. January 30, 2020. Archived from the original on March 12, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
- ^ Antinori, Shannon (March 8, 2020). "Illinois Coronavirus: 7th Case May Be From Community Transmission". Patch. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- ^ "Executive Order to Expand Telehealth Services and Protect Health Care Providers in Response to COVID-19 (COVID-19 Executive Order No. 8)". Official State of Illinois Website. Archived from the original on June 4, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ Sfondeles, Tina (March 31, 2020). "26 more coronavirus deaths in Illinois with Pritzker set to extend stay-at-home order through April". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
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- ^ "Column: Gov. Pritzker, don't go soft in the fight against COVID-19". Chicago Tribune. December 10, 2020.
- ^ "More than 11 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in Illinois". WSIL. May 26, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2021.