Sangamon County reported 616 additional COVID-19 cases this week – The State Journal-Register

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New coronavirus cases leaped in Illinois in the week ending Sunday, rising 30.7% as 40,026 cases were reported. The previous week had 30,633 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19.

Illinois ranked eighth among the states where coronavirus was spreading the fastest on a per-person basis, a USA TODAY Network analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the latest week coronavirus cases in the United States increased 21.4% from the week before, with 605,127 cases reported. With 3.81% of the country's population, Illinois had 6.61% of the country's cases in the last week. Across the country, 47 states had more cases in the latest week than they did in the week before.

Sangamon County reported 616 cases and zero deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 426 cases and zero deaths. Throughout the pandemic, it has reported 56,637 cases and 391 deaths.

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Logan County reported 155 cases and zero deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 109 cases and zero deaths. Throughout the pandemic, it has reported 9,922 cases and 87 deaths.

Menard County reported 16 cases and zero deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 13 cases and zero deaths. Throughout the pandemic, it has reported 3,560 cases and 20 deaths.

Macoupin County reported 69 cases and zero deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 48 cases and zero deaths. Throughout the pandemic, it has reported 12,975 cases and 142 deaths.

Christian County reported 34 cases and one death in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 22 cases and one death. Throughout the pandemic, it has reported 10,330 cases and 113 deaths.

Montgomery County reported 21 cases and zero deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 23 cases and zero deaths. Throughout the pandemic, it has reported 9,872 cases and 105 deaths.

Within Illinois, the worst weekly outbreaks on a per-person basis were in Logan County with 542 cases per 100,000 per week; DuPage County with 459; and Champaign County with 454. The Centers for Disease Control says high levels of community transmission begin at 100 cases per 100,000 per week.

Adding the most new cases overall were Cook County, with 18,370 cases; DuPage County, with 4,238 cases; and Lake County, with 2,788. Weekly case counts rose in 81 counties from the previous week. The worst increases from the prior week's pace were in Cook, DuPage and Will counties.

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Illinois ranked 21st among states in the share of people receiving at least one shot, with 76.7% of its residents at least partially vaccinated. The national rate is 77.7%, a USA TODAY analysis of CDC data shows. The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, which are the most used in the United States, require two doses administered a few weeks apart.

In the week ending Wednesday, Illinois reported administering another 122,081 vaccine doses, including 11,405 first doses. The state administered 118,794 vaccine doses in the previous week, including 14,140 first doses. In all, Illinois reported it has administered 22,673,553 total doses.

Across Illinois, cases fell in 16 counties, with the best declines in Boone County, with 100 cases from 118 a week earlier and in Douglas County, with 36 cases from 53.

In Illinois, 45 people were reported dead of COVID-19 in the week ending Sunday. In the week before that, 46 people were reported dead.

A total of 3,209,341 people in Illinois have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began, and 36,138 people have died from the disease, Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the United States 82,468,606 people have tested positive and 999,602 people have died.

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USA TODAY analyzed federal hospital data as of Sunday, May 15.

Likely COVID patients admitted in the state:

Likely COVID patients admitted in the nation:

Hospitals in 45 states reported more COVID-19 patients than a week earlier, while hospitals in 29 states had more COVID-19 patients in intensive-care beds. Hospitals in 41 states admitted more COVID-19 patients in the latest week than a week prior, the USA TODAY analysis of U.S. Health and Human Services data shows.

The USA TODAY Network is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated with data from Johns Hopkins University and the Centers for Disease Control. If you have questions about the data or the story, contact Mike Stucka at mstucka@gannett.com.

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