CHICAGO (WLS) — Illinois reported 5,913 new COVID cases and five new deaths Friday.

Cook County remains in the “high” category for COVID transmission.

IDPH said “daily deaths reported on weekends and at the beginning of the week may be low” and “those deaths will be captured in subsequent days.”

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There have been at least 3,563,653 total COVID cases in the state since the start of the pandemic and at least 34,357 related deaths.

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As of Thursday night, 1,459 patients in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 153 patients were in the ICU, and 43 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators. Health officials say 20% of hospital beds are available.

A total of 22,985,407 vaccine doses have been administered in Illinois as of Thursday, and 69.487% of the state’s population is fully vaccinated. The seven-day rolling average of vaccines administered daily is 12,671.

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