With Illinois now more than a month into Phase Four of the "Restore Illinois" plan, where do each of the state's health care regions stand in key metrics related to the coronavirus pandemic?
Here's a look at each region and its current performance on positivity rates and availability of hospital beds, ICU beds and ventilators, provided by the Illinois Department of Public Health.
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Here are how each of the regions currently stand, with notes on each one:
Region 1: NORTH Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, Winnebago
This region has seen six straight days of positivity increases, but most recently saw a one day drop, from 5 percent to 4.7 percent.
Region 2: NORTH-CENTRAL Bureau, Fulton, Grundy, Henderson, Henry, Kendall, Knox, La Salle, Livingston, Marshall, McDonough, McLean, Mercer, Peoria, Putnam, Rock Island, Stark, Tazewell, Warren, Woodford
This region has seen eight days of positivity increases, with that rate increasing from 3.9 percent to 4.6 percent.
Region 3: WEST-CENTRAL Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Cass, Christian, Greene, Hancock, Jersey, Logan, Macoupin, Mason, Mason, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott
The positivity rate in the region, which includes Springfield, has gone up from 3.5 percent to 4.5 percent over the last nine days, with seven days of increases.
Region 4: METRO EAST Bond, Clinton, Madison, Monroe, Randolph, St. Clair, Washington
As it has been for several days, this region is lingering near the 8 percent threshold that would trigger increased restrictions. On July 19 it was at 7 percent, and as of July 29, the positivity rate was at 7.7 percent.
Region 5: SOUTHERN Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Marion, Massac, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union, Wabash, Wayne, White, Williamson
This region has seen a significant uptick in positivity rate. The number was at 4.8 percent on July 20, and now it’s at 6.5 percent.
Region 6: EAST-CENTRAL Champaign, Clark, Clay, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, De Witt, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Fayette, Ford, Iroquois, Jasper, Lawrence, Macon, Moultrie, Piatt, Richland, Shelby, Vermillion
Positivity rates are still relatively low in this region, but are on the rise, as the rate has increased from 2.5 percent to 3.2 percent in the last nine days.
Region 7: SOUTH SUBURBAN Kankakee, Will
Hospitalizations have stayed mostly flat over the last week, with a slight decline, but the positivity rate has increased from 5.2 percent to 6 percent over the last nine days.
Region 8: WEST SUBURBAN DuPage, Kane
The positivity rate in this region is inching up, but hospitalizations were declining for several days before a slight recent increase.
Region 9: NORTH SUBURBAN Lake, McHenry
The positivity rate in this region has gone up from 4.0 percent to 5.3 percent over the last week, according to IDPH figures. The hospital admissions rate has decreased in recent days.
Region 10: SUBURBAN COOK Suburban Cook County
Hospitalizations are slightly down the last week or so, but increased slightly in recent days. Positivity rates have crept up from 4.9 percent on July 20 to 5.6 percent on July 29.
Region 11: CHICAGO City of Chicago
The positivity rate was largely flat and even declining for a while, but has inched up the last few days, standing at 4.7 percent as of July 29.
