Articles filed under Coronavirus
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DuPage, McHenry, Will counties report no new COVID-19 casesJun 24, 2021 1:00 am - Three suburban counties reported no new cases of COVID-19 today. DuPage, McHenry and Will counties all reported zero new cases, according to Illinois Department of Publi...
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Nearly all COVID deaths in U.S. are now among unvaccinatedJun 24, 2021 1:00 am - Nearly all COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. now are in people who weren't vaccinated, a staggering demonstration of how effective the shots have been and an indication that d...
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Watchdog: Nursing home deaths up 32% in 2020 amid pandemicJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Deaths among Medicare patients in nursing homes soared by 32% last year, with two devastating spikes eight months apart, a government watchdog reported Tues...
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COVID-19 update: 27,737 more vaccine doses, but 258 new cases and 8 more deaths in IllinoisJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois health officials said Wednesday they had given 27,737 more doses of COVID-19 vaccine over the previous 24 hours, but at the same time 258 new cases were confirm...
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Vernon Hills officials plan to extend restaurant assistance programJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - Dining restrictions have eased, but Vernon Hills village officials plan to extend an assistance program to help restaurants gain a post-pandemic foothold. "Although Illi...
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'Time to play': Michigan reopens 15 months after pandemicMichigan is fully open againJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - Associated Press DETROIT - Michigan is fully open again. After 15 months of capacity restrictions and being hit by the country's worst surge of coronavirus infections th...
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Inflation poses new challenge for pandemic-weary businessesJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Small businesses that endured shutdowns and lower revenue during the COVID-19 outbreak now must contend with another crisis: spiking prices for goods and serv...
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Biden urges shots for young adults as variant concern growsJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The U.S. government is stepping up efforts to get younger Americans vaccinated for COVID-19 as the White House acknowledges it will miss two key vaccination...
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'We will be the canary': Unvaccinated Missourians fuel surge in COVID-19 casesJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - KANSAS CITY, Mo. - As the U.S. emerges from the COVID-19 crisis, Missouri is becoming a cautionary tale for the rest of the country: It is seeing an alarming rise in cas...
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Tokyo shapes up to be No-Fun Olympics with many rules, testsJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - TOKYO - The Tokyo Olympics, already delayed by the pandemic, are not looking like much fun: Not for athletes. Not for fans. And not for the Japanese public. They are cau...