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COVID update: Illinois has second-lowest test positivity rate of nearby statesSep 20, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois continues to show a low test positivity rate for COVID-19 compared to nearby states, data from Johns Hopkins University indicated Sunday. The state's test posit...
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Illinois surpasses 5 million COVID-19 tests as infection rate dropsSep 19, 2020 1:00 am - State health officials announced Saturday that 25 more Illinois residents have died from COVID-19, while 2,529 new cases of the respiratory disease were diagnosed. The s...
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As of Sept. 18, COVID-19 case counts per county, ZIP codeSep 19, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion There have been 123,737 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Friday. That's 45.7% of the state's total, according to the Ill...
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Illinois ADs react to governor's commentsSep 19, 2020 1:00 am - It's not every day the governor of Illinois says something that directly impacts the lives and livelihoods of high school athletic directors, coaches and student-athlete...
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Constable: Palatine pair survives virus, still wears masks and practices social distancingSep 19, 2020 1:00 am - Bob Dix first heard the word coronavirus “when I had it,” he says. Without using their names, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker hosted a news conference on Feb. 28 to announce...
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CDC drops controversial testing advice that caused backlashSep 18, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. health officials on Friday dropped a controversial piece of coronavirus guidance and said anyone who has been in close contact with an infected pers...
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Drug shows promise in 1st largely minority COVID-19 studySep 18, 2020 7:00 am - A drug company said Friday that a medicine it sells to tamp down inflammation has helped prevent the need for breathing machines in hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the...
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Push is underway to test COVID-19 vaccines in diverse groupsSep 18, 2020 7:00 am - TAKOMA PARK, Md. (AP) - In front of baskets of tomatoes and peppers, near a sizzling burrito grill, the 'œpromotoras'ť stop masked shoppers at a busy Latino farmers mark...
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Huntley District 158 superintendent says Oct. 19 is target date for K-5th grade to go hybridSep 18, 2020 1:00 am - Oct. 19 is the target date for early childhood through fifth grade students in Huntley Unit District 158 to go to a hybrid learning model, Superintendent Scott Rowe said...
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State lifts COVID-19-related restrictions on Will, Kankakee countiesSep 18, 2020 1:00 am - Restrictions to reduce the spread of COVID-19, including a ban on indoor dining in restaurants and bars, were lifted in Will and Kankakee counties as of 5 p.m. Friday, G...