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Illinois' Public Health Emergency for COVID to Lift Later This Spring, Pritzker Announces

Illinois will be joining the federal government in ending public health emergencies related to the coronavirus pandemic later this spring, Gov. J.B. Pritzker...

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Symptoms, CDC Guidelines and More: What to Know as COVID Cases Rise in Illinois

As COVID-19 cases take an uptick in Illinois, health officials are monitoring symptoms, updating guidelines and evaluating precautions to ensure areas remain at...

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COVID Metrics Rivaling Those of Thanksgiving Show Illinois 'Exiting the Omicron Surge' – NBC Chicago

Illinoisans are being infected, hospitalized and dying from COVID-19 at levels not seen since last autumn.

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Demand For COVID Testing Causes Supply Shortages and Longer Wait Times For Results

COVID testing sites across the city are trying to keep up with demand. The line at Howard Brown Health nearly wrapped around the building Wednesday morning....

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OPRF Cancels Activities Due to COVID Surge in Past Week, School Says

After experiencing a surge in positive coronavirus cases, Oak Park River Forest High School announced that all activities would be canceled through winter...

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OPRF Explains Decision to Cancel Sports, Activities After School Saw COVID Uptick

Oak Park River Forest High School officials wrote another letter to parents and students Saturday, explaining their decision to cancel all school-related sports...

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With The Holidays Coming up, What Are The 2021 COVID Thanksgiving Guidelines?

As COVID cases in Illinois continue to rise, what’s the safest way for family members of all ages to safely gather in person for Thanksgiving?

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Will Rock Island Co. see more covid restrictions?

Nearing mitigation point: why Rock Island Co Businesses may see more restrictions
Rock Island County belongs to Region 2 for Illinois Coronavirus data. Peoria County driving new case numbers for the region could put more restrictions in place.
Author: David Bohlman (WQAD)
Updated: 10:16 PM CDT April 8, 2021
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, Ill. — Illinois separated counties into regions. Rock Island County belongs to Region 2 along with 19 other counties. When one county sees a surge in new cases it brings the total average daily case count up, too.
According to the New York Times, Peoria County is the 8th worst county for new Coronavirus cases relative to their population. New York City is 14th worst. It is based off cases per 100,000 people. Peoria Co. is showing 2,942 as a daily case average over the last two weeks putting them at 57.4 new cases per 100,000 people. New York City is seeing an average of 134,513 new daily average cases putting them at 48.0 cases per 100,000 people.

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Illinois COVID: 2,839 New COVID Cases, 13 Deaths, 145K Vaccinations

More than 2.5 million COVID tests have been administered in Illinois
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Health officials in Illinois on Saturday reported more than 2,839 new coronavirus cases and 13 additional deaths, along with more than 145,000 vaccinations in the past 24 hours.
According to figures from the Illinois Department of Public Health, the 2,839 new confirmed and probable COVID cases reported in the last day brought the state’s total to 1,254,185 cases since the pandemic began last year.
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Illinois Coronavirus Updates: Medications With the Vaccine, Chicago 'Vaccine Bus'

Illinois COVID: 2,839 New COVID Cases, 13 Deaths, 145K Vaccinations
Health officials in Illinois on Saturday reported more than 2,839 new coronavirus cases and 13 additional deaths, along with more than 145,000 vaccinations in the past 24 hours.
According to figures from the Illinois Department of Public Health, the 2,839 new confirmed and probable COVID cases reported in the last day brought the state’s total to 1,254,185 cases since the pandemic began last year.
According to health officials, the seven-day positivity rate on all tests currently stands at 3.8% while the positivity rate for individuals tested stands at 4.3%.
A total of 145,315 doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered in the past 24 hours, IDPH said. The latest figures brought the rolling seven-day average for daily vaccinations to 110,057.

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