Articles filed under Coronavirus
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Illinois hospitals averaging 1,100-plus COVID patients daily this weekNov 11, 2022 12:00 am - Illinois hospitals treated an average of 1,108 COVID-19 patients each day over the past week, according to records from the Illinois Department of Public Health. That's ...
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Illinois records 235 COVID-19 deaths in October, fewest since JulyNov 04, 2022 1:00 am - Illinois recorded 235 COVID-19 deaths in October, the fewest since July and the fourth-lowest monthly total since the outset of the pandemic in March 2020. Illinois Depa...
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The fall COVID-19 surge 'has begun,' state health officials say, as hospitalizations riseOct 28, 2022 1:00 am - COVID-19 hospitalizations in Illinois are at their highest levels in more than a month, which Illinois Department of Public Health officials say indicates the start of a...
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Lake County accepting nonprofit requests for COVID relief fundsOct 25, 2022 1:00 am - Lake County is accepting program, service and other funding requests from nonprofit groups and local governments other than municipalities to aid in the response and rec...
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Which suburban hospitals are sticking with masks to keep COVID-19 at bayOct 21, 2022 1:00 am - It's not universal, but a number of health care systems and their affiliated hospitals in the suburbs will continue to require face masks. On Monday, the state relaxed C...
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$16 million COVID-19 relief fraud investigation nets seven suspectsOct 20, 2022 1:00 am - Federal prosecutors are accusing seven Chicago-area residents of pilfering at least $16 million COVID-19 relief funds intended for small business operators. The seven ar...
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'Pandemic is over': Legislative panel objects to IDPH emergency ruleOct 18, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A legislative panel on Tuesday objected to an emergency rule put forth by the Illinois Department of Public Health, with one member declaring, "The pandemi...
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State relaxes COVID-19 mask rules at health care sites, but some will keep face coveringsOct 17, 2022 1:00 am - In the wake of updated federal guidelines, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday relaxed COVID-19 face mask rules at health care facilities such as hospitals and medical offices....
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Less than 8% of suburban residents have received new COVID-19 boosterOct 14, 2022 1:00 am - Less than 8% of the suburban population has received a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine booster that specifically targets the omicron variant and its many highly contagious ...
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U.S. clears updated COVID boosters for kids as young as 5Oct 12, 2022 1:00 am - The U.S. on Wednesday authorized updated COVID-19 boosters for children as young as 5, seeking to expand protection ahead of an expected winter wave. Tweaked boosters ro...