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8 Additional Cases of More Contagious Variant of COVID-19 Reported in Illinois Illinois health officials have confirmed eight additional cases of a COVID-19 variant that spreads more rapidly than previous strains of the virus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the state to nine.   The virus, which was first identified in the United Kingdom, is known as variant B.1.1.7. It has been shown in laboratory studies to spread more quickly than previous iterations of the virus, and has be...

Illinois Coronavirus Updates: First Illinois COVID Case One Year Ago, Next Vaccination Phase Begins Tomorrow © SOPA Images/LightRocket via Gett CLERMONT, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES – 2021/01/08: A health worker fills a syringe with a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a drive-thru vaccination event sponsored by the Lake County Health Department for persons 65 and older at the Clermont Arts and Recreation Center. Residents waited for as long as three hours at the first come, first served va...