Articles filed under Health Crises
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Another 10,012 COVID-19 cases, but positivity rate dips againNov 22, 2020 12:00 am - State health authorities reported another 10,012 new confirmed or probable COVID-19 infections on Sunday, the 16th time this month the case total has eclipsed 10,000. Th...
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Vaccinations may begin on Dec. 12Nov 22, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The head of the U.S. effort to produce a COVID-19 vaccine said Sunday that the first immunizations could happen on Dec. 12, and leaders at the G-20 summit v...
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CDC: Wearing mask helps others, but also youNov 21, 2020 10:00 pm - Wearing a mask helps others, but also you
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Facts Matter: Planned coronavirus vaccine won't alter DNANov 21, 2020 12:00 am - The recent news about two different vaccines that show promise in combating the coronavirus was followed by social media posts that tell a different, false story. One wi...
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DuPage County opening second drive-through COVID-19 testing site in Villa ParkNov 21, 2020 12:00 am - In light of a rising number of COVID-19 cases, DuPage County will be opening a second drive-through testing site, the DuPage County Health Department said Saturday. The...
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COVID-19 case counts per county, ZIP code as of Nov. 20Nov 21, 2020 12:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion There have been 274,809 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Friday. That's 43.3% of the state's total, according to the Illi...
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Radtke: Keeping hope alive for a winter sports season is all we can do right nowNov 21, 2020 12:00 am - As we enter a Thanksgiving week like none other we've seen in our lifetime, high school sports are on "pause." And for the first time in the past month, the Illinois Hig...
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Constable: Ho, ho, hold on a sec, as 'Pandemic Santas' ponder COVID holidaysNov 21, 2020 12:00 am - Santa Claus is coming to town. Probably. Maybe. But you might not recognize him at first. Pandemic Santa might wear a mask, maybe a plastic face shield, and he'll keep k...
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Wheeling's Terrell is determined to reach his goalsNov 21, 2020 12:00 am - The ripple effects of the COVID-19 pandemic likely will be far-reaching in all aspects of life. Jaden Terrell, and probably many high school athletes like him, has alrea...
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State reports 127 more COVID-19 deaths, 11,891 more positive testsNov 21, 2020 12:00 am - While the state reported high COVID-19 case and death numbers again on Saturday, there were small signs that the current surge in cases may have peaked. The Illinois Dep...