The state’s COVID-19 hospitalizations and average case positivity rate remain below second-wave highs while public health officials in Illinois continue to caution residents that a post-holidaysurge could materialize.
“I'm pleased to say that all shipments arrived safely and securely at their destinations over the course of the last two days,” Gov. J.B. Pritzker said.
“I'm pleased to say that all shipments arrived safely and securely at their destinations over the course of the last two days,” Gov. J.B. Pritzker said.
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In a historic moment, health care workers in Chicago and Peoria on Tuesday became the first groups in Illinois to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, marking what Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike called “the beginning of the end” of the pandemic.
As the first COVID-19 vaccine administered in Illinois was plunged into Dr. Marina Del Rios’ left arm Tuesday, she thought about all the peopl…
The first COVID-19 vaccinations in Illinois are scheduled to be administered Tuesday, bringing a sense of hope along with the most significant action yet to blunt a pandemic that has killed more than 14,000 people statewide.
Being away from friends, teachers and school is tough. Nine months into the pandemic, and so far with no end in sight, some students are struggling.
The Macon County Health Department on Thursday reported the residents were a female in her 70s, a female in her 80s and a male in his 90s.
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the state continues to make gradual progress in suppressing the spread of COVID-19, but added the threat…
Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the state continues to make gradual progress in suppressing the spread of COVID-19 and the state’s public health director said she plans to receive a virus vaccine when it is her turn in line.
Under the plan rolled out Friday by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Chicago will receive 23,000 doses of the vaccine that requires two doses administered weeks apart.
Illinois is entering what could be “the most crucial month of this entire pandemic,” Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Monday, a period bookended by Tha…
Illinois Department of Public Health reported nearly 150 more COVID-19-related deaths Friday.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale will bestow an honorary Doctor of Community Health degree on Dr. Ngozi Ezike, the Illinois Department of Public Health director who has guided the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic month after grueling month.
Illinois marked what Gov. JB Pritzker called “a solemn milestone” Wednesday when public health officials announced 238 deaths from COVID-19 over the previous 24 hours, by far the highest single-day fatality number since the pandemic began.
Health officials on Tuesday reported the passing of three Macon County residents from COVID-19 and 63 newly-confirmed cases.
The state health department reported 12,542 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday.
COVID-19 restrictions won't be eased in any part of the state for the next several weeks even if a region shows improvement in controlling the…
The state of Illinois’ plan for distributing a COVID-19 vaccine when one becomes available puts front-line health care workers first in line to be inoculated, but shifting projections on how many initial doses the state is likely to receive, the various temperature storage requirements for different vaccines and changing federal recommendations make it uncertain exactly how that plan will roll out.
Department Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike said the first sign of a post-Thanksgiving wave of coronavirus infections would arise in cases within the next week or two. That could be followed by a new surge in hospitalizations and deaths, she said.
The health department also reported 38 more residents, between the ages of 3 and 85, have tested positive for COVID-19.
"We ask that you please respect the privacy of their families and friends as they mourn their incredible losses," the Joint Crisis Communication Team said in a statement.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Wednesday the state would give notice to the federal government that it plans to borrow $2 billion from a federal program created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in an effort to fill the state’s budget deficit.
Health officials on Tuesday reported 32 new cases of COVID-19 in Shelby County.
