COVID-19

Pritzker Announces Updates on Hospitalizations and Ventilator Capacity
State Increases Doubling Rate, Efforts to Flatten the Curve Continue

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[June 03, 2020]    Building on measures to address the health and safety of residents during the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor JB Pritzker provided an update on the state’s medical capacity to treat residents impacted by COVID-19.

"These numbers are indicators of our growing ability to manage capacity within the healthcare systems across Illinois,” said Governor JB Pritzker. "We need to stay the course for our efforts to remain effective. I will do what’s best to safeguard the health and safety of Illinois’ residents."

The doubling rate is the rate of the number of days it takes for COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, or deaths to double, a key metric in determining any flattening in the curve. The shorter the doubling rate, the steeper the curve and the faster the growth.

On March 22, Illinois had a case doubling rate of just over two days, 2.02. And on April 1, the doubling rate was 3.61 days. As of, April 12, the COVID-19 doubling rate is now at just over 8 days, 8.17.



As of April 13, 4,283 known COVID-19 patients and suspected COVID-19 patients were hospitalized. COVID-19 patients in an intensive care unit (ICU) totaled 1,189, and 796 patients are on a ventilator. Suspected COVID-19 patients are individuals under investigation and assumed to have COVID-19 for the purpose of medical treatment.

As of April 13, Illinois has a total of 30,134 hospital beds, 2,987 of which are intensive care unit (ICU) beds. The state has 33 percent of all ICU beds available, 994 of 2,987, and 58 percent of ventilators are available, 1,742 of 3,140.

Beginning today, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) will begin posting bed utilization data on their website. The data will be updated daily.

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The data can be found at http://www.dph. illinois.gov /covid19.

 

TOTAL HOSPITAL BEDS USAGE (STATEWIDE)

AS OF APRIL 13

AS OF APRIL 6

Total hospital beds

30,134

28,139

Open

11,165

11,993

In use by COVID patients

4,283

3,680

In use by non-COVID patients

14,686

12,466

Percent of hospital beds available

37%

43%

 

TOTAL ICU USAGE (STATEWIDE)

AS OF APRIL 13

AS OF APRIL 6

Total ICU beds

2,987

2,709

Open

994

949

In use by COVID patients

1,189

1,166

In use by non-COVID patients

804

594

Percent of ICU beds available

33%

35%

 

TOTAL VENTILATOR USAGE (STATEWIDE)

AS OF APRIL 13

AS OF APRIL 6

Total ventilators

3,140

2,791

Open

1,742

1,593

In use by COVID patients

796

821

In use by non-COVID patients

602

377

Percent of vents available

55%

57%

 

[Office of the Governor JB Pritzker]

The administration also made public regional data for ICU bed capacity across the state’s 11 regions.

 

REGION

TOTAL ICU BEDS

TOTAL ICU BEDS AVAILABLE

TOTAL ICU BEDS IN USE

PERCENT OF ICU BEDS AVAILABLE

1 – Rockford Area

148

84

64

56.8%

2 – Peoria Area

230

101

129

43.9%

3 – Springfield Area

115

66

49

57.4%

4 – Edwardsville Area

106

42

64

39.6%

5 – Marion Area

79

46

33

58.2%

6 – Champaign Area

138

64

74

46.4%

7 – Southwest Suburbs

427

71

356

16.6%

8 – West Suburbs

369

101

268

27.4%

9 – Northwest Suburbs

309

173

136

56%

10 – Northeast Suburbs

150

39

111

26%

11 – City of Chicago

916

207

709

22.6%

 

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