Press release… The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 1,665 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 27 additional deaths.
- Christian County: 1 female 90s
- Cook County: 1 female 40s, 1 male 60s, 2 females 70, 8 males 70s, 1 female 90s
- DuPage County: 1 female 70s, 1 female 80s, 1 male 90s
- Kane County: 1 male 60s
- Knox County: 2 females 70s, 3 females 80s, 1 male 80s
- Madison County: 1 male 90s
- Marion County: 1 male 70s
- Winnebago County: 1 male 20s
Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 1,177,320 cases, including 20,330 deaths, in 102 counties in Illinois. The age of cases ranges from younger than one to older than 100 years. Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 61,400 specimens for a total of 17,721,561. As of last night, 1,488 individuals in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 361 patients were in the ICU and 172 patients with COVID-1
Illinois expands food program for kids
The Telegraph
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SPRINGFIELD Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday announced that starting in March about one million children in Illinois will receive more federally funded food benefits valued at up to $110 million per month.
The additional food support, funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service, is expected to reach about 200,000 more eligible children this school year compared to last year.
Eligible children will automatically receive benefits on an “EBT Card” mailed directly to their homes. The funding will be distributed by the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) in partnership with the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) to Illinois students who are eligible for Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) support.
It’s a welcomed shift from previous stints as USDA secretary under President Barack Obama
The last time Vilsack was in this role at USDA, the committee of federal health experts submitted a scientific report recommending less meat and more plants, saying that it was essential for the health of America’s population and the planet. With the science to support it, they stated that a plant-rich diet is better for Americans’ health and the environment than the current animal-rich and calorie-heavy U.S. diet.
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These findings never made it into the dietary guidelines for Americans, a document published every five years by the USDA that guides U.S. food programs and nutrition policies. In fact, then-Secretary Vilsack decided to stick with a 1990 mandate instead, saying that he did not believe that dietary guidelines for Americans were the appropriate vehicle for a conversation about sustainability.
On the cusp of 2021, the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services released the 2020-2025 iteration of the Dietary Guidelines for Ameri
Early on, public health advocates expressed concerns about the scientific integrity of the guidelines, as well as the food industry’s substantial ties to the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee.