NEARLY 75 THOUSAND COVID-19 VACCINATION DOSES WERE ADMINISTERED YESTERDAY, A NEW RECORD FOR ILLINOIS. 

ON AVERAGE, ABOUT 49 THOUSAND DOSES ARE GIVEN EACH DAY IN ILLINOIS, BUT NUMBERS FAR SURPASSED THAT THURSDAY. GOVERNOR J-B PRITZKER SAYS MORE VACCINATION SITES ARE OPENING AND URGES THE PUBLIC TO KEEP CHECKING THE STATE'S COVID WEBSITE FOR LOCATIONS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

THE GOVERNOR URGES PATIENCE AND SAYS THERE HE'S HOPEFUL A NEW VACCINE BY JOHNSON AND JOHNSON WILL BE APPROVED SOON.

THE NUMBER OF NEW COVID CASES EACH DAY HAS BEEN UNDER FOUR THOUSAND FOR THE PAST WEEK IN ILLINOIS AND THE ENTIRE STATE IS NOW UNDER PHASE FOUR MITIGATIONS.