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Illinois health officials reported 2,944 new COVID-19 cases and 40 deaths Monday as the state moved into Phase 1B of the vaccine distribution plan.

Illinois COVID Update Today: IL reports 2,944 new cases, 49 deaths as vaccination Phase 1B begins ABC 7 Chicago Digital Team 3.2M in Illinois now eligible for COVID vaccine Replay Video UP NEXT Illinois health officials reported 2,944 new COVID-19 cases and 49 deaths Monday as the state entered Phase 1B of the vaccination plan. With Illinois now in Phase 1B, people over 65 and many essential workers are now eligible to get the vaccine. That includes approximately an additional ...

* Press release… The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 2,944 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 49 additional deaths. - Boone County: 1 male 60s - Coles County: 1 male 70s - Cook County: 1 male 40s, 2 males 50s, 3 females 60s, 2 males 60s, 2 females 70s, 2 females 80s, 2 males 80s, 1 female 90s, 3 males 90s - DeKalb County: 1 female 80s - DuPage County: 1 male 60s, 2 females 70s, 1 male 70s, 1 male 90s - Fulton Co...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois health officials reported 4,979 new COVID-19 cases and 123 deaths Thursday as the state announced it will relax restrictions for two more regions. The total number of cases in Illinois now stands at 1,086,333, with a total of 18,520 deaths, since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Region 7, which includes Will and Kankakee counties, is advancing to Tier 1, meaning restaurants in the south suburbs can now reopen for limited indoor dining. Some restaurants, including Ge...

Facebook Hashjacking is when somebody co-opts a hashtag to promote their own social media content. The hashjack of #SavetheChildren is proving dangerous for anti-human trafficking organizations in central Illinois.    Save the Children is an international, humanitarian organization that tries to protect children around the world. Its hashtag is #SavetheChildren. This past year the tag has attracted an unusually high volume of social media chatter. Nathan Carpenter is the coordinator for th...

Friday, Jan 22, 2021 * This is a huge increase in the number of cases (4,979 yesterday), but the positivity rates still look OK for now. We’ll see. Press release… The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 7,042 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 95 additional deaths. - Adams County: 1 male 70s, 1 female 90s - Coles County: 1 female 80s, 1 male 90s - Cook County: 1 female 30s, 1 female 50s, 3 males 50s, 8 females ...

* Press release… The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 4,979 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 123 additional deaths. - Adams County: 1 female 80s, 1 male 90s - Bond County: 1 male 80s - Boone County: 1 male 80s - Christian County: 1 male 60s - Coles County: 1 female 20s - Cook County: 1 male 50s, 2 females 60s, 8 males 60s, 3 females 70s, 9 males 70s, 9 females 80s, 4 males 80s, 5 females 90s, 4 males 90s 1 fema...

Illinois health officials reported 4,979 new COVID-19 cases and 123 deaths Thursday as the state announced changes that allow more regions to relax COVID-19 mitigations.

Region 5 moves to Tier 1 The southern region of Illinois, Region 5, has reentered Tier 1 state mitigations effective immediately, IDPH announced on Twitter Saturday. Effective immediately, Region 5 has met the COVID-19 health metrics to enter Tier 1 Mitigations. Learn more: https://t.co/wu7Svi25l7pic.twitter.com/m7wrHh6iQe— IDPH (@IDPH) January 16, 2021 Health officials said the region has met the COVID-19 health metrics to ease mitigations. This comes just a day after Gov. Pritzker announced...

McLean County will start COVID vaccinations next week for those in Phase 1b which includes essential workers and people 65 and older. That’s one week ahead