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New COVID-19 guidelines adapted for K-12 schools, early education

— August 15, 2022

With new guidance from the CDC that addresses the need to keep students in classrooms while protecting residents from COVID-19, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and…

State health dept. partnership enhances K-12 COVID-19 testing
— October 11, 2021

To help increase capacity and facilitate faster access to COVID-19 testing in schools across the state, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has partnered with the U.S. Health…
State’s COVID-19 positivity rate continues to drop
— January 19, 2021

SPRINGFIELD – The state’s COVID-19 seven-day average case positivity rate dropped to 5.7 percent Tuesday, Jan. 19, the lowest it has been since Oct. 23. The positivity rate peaked…
Free COVID-19 testing available at state mobile sites
— December 9, 2020

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has several mobile testing teams that are dispatched to various locations around the state each week to provide COVID-19 testing. Anyone…
More than 60 COVID-19 deaths, 4,400 new cases reported in Illinois
— October 21, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health reported another 69 COVID-19 related deaths Wednesday, Oct. 21 a new single-day high since June 17, when there were 84….

COVID-19 positivity rate, hospitalizations remain near pandemic lows
— March 8, 2021

SPRINGFIELD – The state’s rolling seven-day COVID-19 positivity rate held steady near two percent Monday, March 8 as officials continue to increase vaccination efforts in all parts…
Health Department offers free COVID-19 testing at mobile sites
— January 4, 2021

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has several teams that are dispatched to various locations around the state each week to provide COVID-19 testing. Anyone can be tested,…
Hospitalizations rise, governor touts need for national testing plan
— December 9, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – While COVID-19 infection rates continued to decrease the number of people hospitalized for the disease increased to its highest mark since last Friday. Dec. 4. Gov….