Articles filed under Coronavirus
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COVID-19 update: 2,989 new cases, 42 more deaths, 1,901 hospitalizationsSep 29, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois reported 2,989 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday with 42 more deaths from the respiratory disease. Illinois hospitals were treating 1,901 COVID-19 patients Tuesda...
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United to start firing 593 who didn't comply with vaccination mandate, in sign of a trendSep 29, 2021 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Businesses that have announced vaccine mandates say some workers who had been on the fence have since gotten inoculated against COVID-19. But many holdouts re...
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COVID-19 hospitalizations continue decline from recent peakSep 28, 2021 1:00 am - Hospitalizations from COVID-19 are down 20% from the peak of the state's most recent surge in patients. Illinois Department of Public Health officials reported Tuesday t...
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Hines VA Hospital now offering COVID-19 booster shotsSep 27, 2021 11:00 pm - Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital in Hines is now offering Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster shots under the Emergency Use Authorization. This decision follows the Foo...
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Nursing home staffs continue to lag residents for COVID-19 vaccinationsSep 27, 2021 1:00 am - An expected COVID-19 vaccination pep talk by President Joe Biden Wednesday in Chicago coincides with average shot tallies in Illinois flattening despite mandates and bro...
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Six Naperville firefighters suing city, health system, Pritzker over vaccine, testing mandateSep 27, 2021 1:00 am - Six Naperville firefighters are suing the city, Edward-Elmhurst Healthcare and Gov. J.B. Pritzker, saying they have no legal right to enforce a COVID-19 vaccination and ...
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Geneva, St. Charles school workers denied temporary restraining order in COVID-19 vaccine, testing caseSep 24, 2021 1:00 am - A Kane County judge has denied a request for a temporary restraining order in a case filed by four employees from St. Charles Unit District 303 and Geneva Unit District ...
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Illinois hospitals averaging 15% fewer COVID-19 patients from peak of delta surgeSep 24, 2021 1:00 am - COVID-19 hospitalizations in Illinois are down 15% from the peak of the most recent surge two weeks ago. Hospitals throughout Illinois are currently treating an average ...
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Park Ridge parents sue District 64 over quarantine demandSep 24, 2021 1:00 am - Park Ridge parents who were forced to pull their three children from school because the kids hadn't quarantined after a trip abroad are suing over the matter. Lucas and ...
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Kane County offers vaccination clinics in Elgin, CarpentersvilleSep 23, 2021 1:00 am - The Kane County Health Department, in partnership with the Illinois Department of Public Health, will provide COVID-19 vaccines at upcoming community vaccination clinics...