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Thursday, September 22, 2022 1:41PM
Infectious disease doctors were quick to clarify President Biden's remarks during a "60 Minutes" interview where Biden said while COVID remains a problem, "the pandemic is over."
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois reported 5,277 new COVID cases and 11 new deaths Thursday.
The Illinois Dept. of Public Health says "daily deaths reported on weekends and at the beginning of the week may be low" and "those deaths will be captured in subsequent days."
As of Wednesday night, 1,177 patients in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 167 patients were in the ICU, and 54 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
The daily case rate per 100,000 population is at 19.8.
"The pandemic is not over, nor should our efforts be, we need to stay on top of the virus," said Dr. Alfredo Mena Lora, an infectious disease specialist at UIC/St. Anthony Hospital.
