COVID hospitalizations decrease in Rockford for third straight week

January 28, 2022|By Kevin Haas|In Trending, Local
By Kevin Haas
Rock River Current
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ROCKFORD — The number of people hospitalized with symptoms of the coronavirus in Rockford has fallen for a third straight week after reaching an all-time high earlier this month.

There were 162 people hospitalized in the city’s three hospitals – Mercyhealth, SwedishAmerican and OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center – as of Thursday evening, according to the Winnebago County Health Department. That is seven fewer than a week ago and nearly 60 fewer than the peak numbers reported.

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The trend in Rockford matches what has happened across the state. There were 4,533 people hospitalized with COVID in the state as of Thursday, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. That has fallen 38% from the peak of 7,353.

Rockford COVID hospitalizations

The Winnebago County Health Department releases a report each Friday on the total number of hospitalized COVID patients at Rockford’s three hospitals as of the previous Thursday evening.

Jan. 27: 162

Jan. 20: 169

Jan. 13: 214

Jan. 10*: 219

Dec. 30: 180

Dec. 23: 188

Dec. 16: 188

Dec. 9: 165

Dec. 2: 167

Nov. 25: 129

Nov. 18: 128

Nov. 11: 48

Nov. 4: 65

*Number reported on Monday rather than Friday

Source: Winnebago County Health Department