DuPage County receives 13,650 doses of COVID-19 vaccine
By FOX 32 Digital Staff
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DuPage CO. - On Wednesday, the
DuPage County Health Department received its first shipment of the
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from the Illinois Department of Public Health.
“This is the day we’ve been waiting for since the pandemic began. The vaccine brings new, tangible hope to DuPage County as we receive the first of many shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine,” said DuPage County Chairman Dan Cronin.
“We have been preparing for months with our local health systems to distribute approved vaccines for emergency and critical care staff,” said Sam Tornatore, DuPage County Board of Health President. “This first delivery of vaccine is the result of tireless work from our public health officials, health systems, law enforcement, the state, and everyone who has helped achieve this historical event.”
UpdatedTue, Dec 15, 2020 at 9:21 am CT
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Hillgrove Tap in Western Springs has been cited on a charge of violating the ban on indoor dining, according to a county news release. (Shutterstock)
WESTERN SPRINGS, IL A Western Springs restaurant is one of 84 across suburban Cook County to receive citations since last month on charges of violating the governor s indoor dining ban.
Hillgrove Tap, 800 Hillgrove Ave., was sent a citation related to indoor dining Dec. 7, according to a news release from the Cook County Public Health Department. Gov. J.B. Pritzker has ordered a ban on indoor dining, citing an increase in coronavirus cases.
606 New Coronavirus Cases In DuPage County In 24 Hours patch.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from patch.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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As of Sunday, Illinois coronavirus case count increased to 848,904, up 7.8 percent from a week earlier. The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 14,291 state residents. (Shutterstock)
DARIEN, IL For the second week in a row, Darien saw a 10 percent increase in its coronavirus cases since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the DuPage County Health Department.
As of Sunday, Darien had seen 1,052 cases. That works out to 4.4 percent of Darien s population.
The number of local deaths from the coronavirus increased by two from the previous week, totaling 14. That s up by five in the last two weeks. That works out to less than a thousandth of a percent of Darien s population.
COVID-19 case counts per county, ZIP code as of Dec 11 dailyherald.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailyherald.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.