An Illinois well being care area that noticed all of its intensive care unit beds stuffed up with sufferers final week has been making progress in decreasing total hospitalizations, however ICU mattress availability stays low amid a cussed improve in COVID instances.
In keeping with the most recent knowledge from the Illinois Division of Public Well being, Area 5, comprised of 20 counties within the southern tip of Illinois, has two ICU beds obtainable out of the 90 staffed beds in its hospital techniques.
Fewer than 5% of the area’s ICU beds have been obtainable during the last week, in response to IDPH knowledge.
The area is seeing some excellent news in different areas nonetheless, together with in its variety of total COVID hospitalizations, which have decreased or remained regular every of the final 9 days. On Sept. 11, there have been 161 sufferers hospitalized resulting from COVID within the area, however as of Monday at midnight that quantity has dropped to 131.
The area’s positivity price on COVID checks did go up barely on Sept. 18, the final date for which knowledge is accessible, however remained beneath the ten% threshold, sitting at 9.7%. That determine had remained at 10% or better for greater than a month previous to a latest drop within the metric, in response to officers.
COVID hospitalizations within the state total have been on a decline in latest days after topping out at greater than 2,300 on Sept. 8. The quantity now stands at simply over 1,900, persevering with latest declines within the determine.
The general ICU census amongst COVID sufferers in Illinois is now at 463, down from a excessive of 554 as not too long ago as Sept. 3.
Here’s a region-by-region breakdown of COVID metrics within the state.
Area 1 (Northwest Illinois) –
Positivity Charge: 5% (reducing)
ICU Mattress Availability: 16% (steady)
Hospitalization Developments: 6/10 days reducing or steady
Area 2 (West-Central Illinois) –
Positivity Charge: 4.9% (steady)
ICU Mattress Availability: 17% (steady)
Hospitalization Developments: 10/10 days reducing or steady
Area 3 (West Illinois) –
Positivity Charge: 4.9% (steady)
ICU Mattress Availability: 16% (steady)
Hospitalization Developments: 8/10 days reducing or steady
Area 4 (Southwest Illinois) –
Positivity Charge: 5.2% (reducing)
ICU Mattress Availability: 28% (growing)
Hospitalization Developments: 10/10 days reducing or steady
Area 5 (South Illinois) –
Positivity Charge: 9.7% (steady)
ICU Mattress Availability: 1% (steady)
Hospitalization Developments: 9/10 days reducing or steady
Area 6 (East-Central Illinois) –
Positivity Charge: 6.6% (reducing)
ICU Mattress Availability: 16% (reducing)
Hospitalization Developments: 7/10 days reducing or steady
Area 7 (Will, Kankakee counties) –
Positivity Charge: 4.6% (reducing)
ICU Mattress Availability: 23% (reducing)
Hospitalization Developments: 5/10 days growing
Area 8 (Kane, DuPage counties) –
Positivity Charge: 3.7% (steady)
ICU Mattress Availability: 25% (growing)
Hospitalization Developments: 10/10 days reducing or steady
Area 9 (McHenry, Lake counties) –
Positivity Charge: 3.4% (growing)
ICU Mattress Availability: 18% (steady)
Hospitalization Developments: 7/10 days reducing or steady
Area 10 (Suburban Cook dinner County) –
Positivity Charge: 3% (steady)
ICU Mattress Availability: 15% (steady)
Hospitalization Developments: 8/10 days reducing or steady
Area 11 (Chicago) –
Positivity Charge: 3% (steady)
ICU Mattress Availability: 17% (reducing)
Hospitalization Developments: 7/10 days reducing or steady
