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Colder weather leads to increases in COVID, flu cases

— November 1, 2022

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has reported an increase in the number of counties at an elevated level for COVID-19. IDPH Director Dr. Sameer Vohra is urging…

Illinois health dept. marks 2-year anniversary of first COVID-19 case
— January 26, 2022

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) continues to urge people to get vaccinated and boosted as it marks the two-year anniversary of the first COVID-19 case reported in Illinois. …
Vaccine rates tick up as Illinois’ COVID-19 deaths rise in one week
— December 10, 2021

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Dec. 10 reported 49,668 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 266 additional deaths…
Vaccines continue slow climb as Illinois reports case increase
— August 13, 2021

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported 21,334 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 92 additional deaths from the period of Aug,16-13….
Masks required again in all state facilities
— July 30, 2021

The State of Illinois is now requiring face coverings in all state facilities for both vaccinated and unvaccinated people. The announcement comes as data from the Centers for Disease…

New ‘On the Fence’ campaign to encourages vaccinations
— January 11, 2022

With the current surge of COVID-19 cases due to the highly contagious Omicron variant, the State of Illinois launched a new vaccine awareness campaign to explain the power of the life-saving…
30,319 new COVID-19 cases in Illinois over past week
— September 3, 2021

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Friday, Sept. 3 reported 30,319 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 178 additional deaths since reporting…
Statewide COVID-19 ICU bed usage jumps 15 percent overnight
— August 4, 2021

SPRINGFIELD – Hospitalizations for COVID-19 jumped by more than 13 percent from Sunday to Monday night, Aug. 1-2, while intensive care bed usage jumped 15 percent as the delta variant…