Articles filed under Coronavirus
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Notre Dame mandates COVID testing after football celebrationNov 09, 2020 12:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The University of Notre Dame has implemented mandatory coronavirus testing for students and strict penalties for those who don't comply after student...
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Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine is looking 90% effectiveNov 09, 2020 12:00 am - AP Medical Writers Pfizer said Monday that an early peek at the data on its coronavirus vaccine suggests the shots may be a surprisingly robust 90% effective at preventi...
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One way to help reopen the economy is more cooperation with contact tracing, health department saysNov 09, 2020 12:00 am - The McHenry County Department of Health is struggling to get residents to comply with COVID-19 contact tracing efforts, with 16% of people refusing to participate in Sep...
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Biden turns to coronavirus response, names advisory boardNov 09, 2020 12:00 am - WILMINGTON (AP) - President-elect Joe Biden on Monday cheered news about the promising development of a coronavirus vaccine but cautioned Americans need to be aggressive...
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Sam's of Arlington, a local staple for 34 years, closes for goodNov 08, 2020 12:00 am - A dining staple in Arlington Heights for 34 years, Sam's of Arlington closed this weekend for good, with its owner saying the restaurant wouldn't be able to make it thro...
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Second COVID-19 wave rolls on, with 10,009 more cases SundayNov 08, 2020 12:00 am - The second wave of COVID-19 continued to pound Illinois over the weekend, as state health authorities reported 10,009 new cases of the coronavirus Sunday, a day after a ...
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Will AI save us from coronavirus?Nov 07, 2020 5:25 am - Early this spring as the pandemic began accelerating, AJ Venkatakrishnan took genetic data from 10,967 samples of the novel coronavirus and fed it into a machine. The St...
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District 54 cites COVID-19 cases, returns to remote learningNov 07, 2020 12:00 am - Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 will return to all remote learning on Monday due to growing community transmission and a rising number of cases among students...
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New Illinois COVID-19 cases jump 20% from Friday's recordNov 07, 2020 12:00 am - The number of COVID-19 cases detected daily in Illinois continued to spiral upward Saturday. It has now set records six of the last 10 days, climbing 20% from Friday's r...
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COVID-19 case counts per county, ZIP code as of Nov. 6Nov 07, 2020 12:00 am - Interactive mapSuburbs' portion 203,896 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Friday. That's 43.8% of the state's total, according to the Illinois Department of...