State COVID-19 positivity rates remain on the rise
October 13, 2020SPRINGFIELD – COVID-19 test positivity rates and hospitalizations continue to increase in Illinois as virus-related deaths in the state surpassed 9,000 Tuesday, Oct. 13. “More than…
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Illinois nears 9,000 COVID-19 deaths
October 12, 2020SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health reported Monday, Oct. 12 that an additional 53 people in the state had died of COVID-19 over the weekend, pushing the statewide…
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State health director talks Halloween guidelines
October 11, 2020SPRINGFIELD – The state announced Halloween COVID-19 guidance encouraging social distancing while trick-or-treating, and the governor took questions in a virtual news conference Wednesday,…
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Mitigations lifted in St. Louis suburban area; hospitalizations rise statewide
October 9, 2020SPRINGFIELD – State officials announced Friday, Oct. 9 that they are lifting the enhanced restrictions that have been in place for more than a month in the Metro East region after…
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New state unemployment claims rise 23 percent
October 8, 2020SPRINGFIELD – New unemployment claims jumped by 23 percent in the state for the week ending Oct. 3, with 36,267 filing initial claims, according to the Illinois Department of Employment…
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Illinois reports another 42 COVID-19 deaths, more than 2,600 more cases
October 7, 2020SPRINGFIELD – The Metro East area on the Missouri border could be two days away from seeing stricter mitigations lifted if its COVID-19 test positivity rate stays where it is or decreases….
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Illinois health officials urge flu shots as COVID-19 continues to spread
October 6, 2020SPRINGFIELD – State officials on Tuesday, Oct. 6 urged Illinoisans to get their seasonal flu vaccinations as a way to conserve medical resources for COVID-19 patients. “There…
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COVID-19-related deaths surpass 8,800 in Illinois, hospitalizations climb
October 5, 2020SPRINGFIELD – Illinois surpassed 300,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 8,800 virus-related deaths over the weekend as it approached 6 million tests conducted since the pandemic first…
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Illinois reports highest one-day COVID-19 death total since June
October 2, 2020SPRINGFIELD – Twenty-eight Illinois counties are at a warning level for COVID-19 spread as of Friday, Oct. 2 the same day the rolling seven-day average positivity rate in the state…
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New state unemployment claims increase
October 2, 2020SPRIGNFIELD – The state announced another 2,126 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 25 virus-related deaths Thursday, Oct. 1 as new unemployment claims climbed from a week ago. There were…
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