Illinois is still setting records for new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, and with coronavirus-related deaths reaching levels not seen in nearly a year, the state’s top public health official said Wednesday it’s too soon to say whether the latest omicron-driven surge has peaked.
A continuing sharp spike in COVID-19 cases is prompting Illinois to bring in additional health care workers from other states and countries.
Mobile strike teams of medical professionals are being dispatched to parts of Illinois most in need of assistance battling COVID-19 that has sickened record numbers and stretched health care resources thin, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday.
As demand for COVID-19 testing hits new highs in the New Year, a potentially fraudulent testing site popped up in southwestern Illinois.
The Illinois Public Health Department reported 6,294 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Sunday, the most since the pandemic began.
With cases ramping up, when, where and how should you get tested for COVID-19? Here are some answers to consider.
Illinois will assist with mass vaccinations, testing operations and hospital staffing to battle COVID-19 surge, officials said Monday.
Illinois will help local health departments with additional staffing at mass vaccination sites, a move officials announced Monday as the state experienced its highest surge in COVID-19 cases during the entire coronavirus pandemic.
Although COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in the St. Louis area and in the metro-east, St. Louis County rescinded its mask mandate on Thursday based on a judge's ruling.
School district and regional superintendents from around Illinois have indicated that their relationship with the Illinois State Board of Education has improved after a meeting with State Superintendent Carmen Ayala.
One day after the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that children between the ages of 5 and 11 receive the COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Pfizer and BioNTech, the Illinois Department of Public Health adopted the same recommendations Wednesday.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker became one of the 800,000-plus Illinoisans who have received a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot Tuesday ahead of his first overseas trip as governor.
Over 55,000 daycare center staff statewide will now be required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine if they have not done so already, the governor's office said.
“We want to make sure that these numbers keep going down,“” he said.
Citing a report from the Kaiser Family Foundation, Pritzker said “approximately 90,000 COVID-19 deaths among U.S. adults likely would have been prevented if they had chosen to get vaccinated.”
The Illinois Department of Public Health is recommending schools follow new federal guidance that would redefine the number of cases needed to constitute a school outbreak of COVID-19.
The death of a Will County resident is the state's first human West Nile virus-related death this year, the Illinois Department of Public Health said Friday.
The Capitol Recap featuring the indoor mask mandates and vaccines for health care workers and educators.
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker expanded vaccine requirements statewide and announced the return of indoor face mask requirements, regardless of vaccination status.
Governor Pritzker Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement for Healthcare Workers, Pre-K-12 Teachers and Staff, Higher Education Personnel and Students to Slow Spread of Delta Variant
CHICAGO — Illinois residents 18 and older will be able to check their COVID-19 vaccination record through a new online site launched by the state’s Department of Public Health.
Staying with the town hall's theme, Dr. Ngozi Ezike singled out Region 4 for rising positivity rates. Region 4 as a whole has a 10.4% positivity rate and has been at or above 10% since July 29.
The governor said he hopes universal masking will keep kids in school and prevent outbreaks that could shutter buildings or force children to be under quarantine.
IDPH also announced Wednesday it is making free COVID-19 testing available to K-12 schools across the state through the SHIELD Illinois saliva-based test developed by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
The CDC recommended vaccinated people return to wearing masks indoors in parts of the U.S. where the coronavirus is surging.
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