COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to decline
— February 15, 2021SPRINGFIELD – The state’s COVID-19 case positivity rate is below 3 percent for the first time since July and hospitalizations for the disease continued on a steady decline Monday,…
SPRINGFIELD – The state’s COVID-19 case positivity rate is below 3 percent for the first time since July and hospitalizations for the disease continued on a steady decline Monday,…
In a little more than a year, safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines have been developed, tested, approved and are going into the arms of patients and frontline caregivers nationwide….
SPRINGFIELD – New claims for unemployment benefits continued to fall last week while overall unemployment remained at historically high levels. The Illinois Department of Employment…
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Wednesday, Feb. 10 that the state plans to expand COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to individuals of all ages who have comorbidities and underlying…
SPRINGFIELD – Public health officials announced 58,189 COVID-19 vaccinations were administered statewide Monday, Feb. 8 nearly double the one-day total from the same day a week ago….
SPRINGFIELD – State senators questioned public health officials regarding the state’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts in a Thursday, Feb. 11 hearing, one day after Gov. J.B. Pritzker…
SPRINGFIELD – Vaccine operations and eligibility are expanding across the state as Illinois’ seven-day rolling positivity rate remained at 3.3 percent for the fourth consecutive…
As of Thursday, more than 850 vaccination locations in Illinois are open to the public. The new sites added Feb. 10 include 339 Walgreens stores throughout Illinois, which will be receiving…