Articles filed under Health Crises
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COVID-19 case counts per county, ZIP code as of Dec. 1Dec 01, 2020 12:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion There have been 319,513 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Tuesday. That's 43% of the state's total, according to the Illin...
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Lake County chapter of Black Lives Matters offering free COVID testingDec 01, 2020 12:00 am - The Lake County chapter of Black Lives Matter is sponsoring free COVID testing from noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, and Wednesday, Dec. 2, at Salem Meats & Food Mart, 24...
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COVID-19 deaths, hospitalizations more than doubled in NovemberDec 01, 2020 12:00 am - COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations more than doubled from October to November, state data showed Tuesday, as officials reported Illinois health care workers could star...
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Mobile COVID-19 testing offered in Elgin and Hampshire next weekNov 30, 2020 10:00 pm - The Kane County Health Department recently announced that a mobile testing unit managed by the Illinois Department of Public Health will be in Kane County next week to p...
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First blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer's goes on saleNov 30, 2020 6:00 am - A company has started selling the first blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer's disease, a leap for the field that could make it much easier for people to learn whether ...
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Moderna asking US, European regulators to OK its virus shotsNov 30, 2020 6:00 am - Moderna Inc. said Monday it was asking U.S. and European regulators to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine as new study results confirm the shots offer strong pr...
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UN: Skiing may not spread coronavirus but slopes still riskyNov 30, 2020 6:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - As several European countries have suspended access to the ski slopes to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization's emerg...
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Pritzker won't loosen restrictions anywhere for 'next few weeks'Nov 30, 2020 12:00 am - Citing fears of a Thanksgiving-related resurgence of COVID-19, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Monday that mitigation restrictions in the state will not be loosened in comi...
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Moderna asking U.S., European regulators to OK its virus shotsNov 30, 2020 12:00 am - Moderna Inc. said it would ask U.S. and European regulators Monday to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine as new study results confirm the shots offer strong pro...
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Tuesday is Virtual World AIDS DayNov 30, 2020 12:00 am - The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center is collaborating with the Art Impact Project to host a free virtual event to commemorate World AIDS Day on ...