Category Archives: COVID-19
Respiratory virus season continues on downward trend
April 30, 2024 -With the respiratory virus season continuing to wind down, Illinois' overall respiratory virus level is now Minimal and all counties in the state are at Low level for COVID-19 hospital...
Lindsay Romano Apr 30, 2024 Project IDEA / CC
IDPH and CDC drop five day isolation minimum from COVID guidelines
March 2, 2024 - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced that it is adopting updated guidance from the CDC that streamline and simplify recommendations for dealing with the range of r...
Lindsay Romano Mar 02, 2024
IDPH reports COVID-19, other respiratory viruses rising across the state
December 11, 2023 -The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced that with the holidays approaching, data indicate that the impact of respiratory viruses is being felt across the state wit...
Lindsay Romano Dec 11, 2023
IDPH endorses CDC recommendations for COVID-19 shots that target current strains
September 14, 2023 -The Illinois Department of Public Health has endorsed the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendation for the newly FDA-approved COVID-19 shots for eve...
Lindsay Romano Sep 14, 2023
IDPH predicts COVID outbreaks will not be as severe this winter
September 9, 2023 -Illinois health officials appear optimistic that COVID-19 outbreaks this winter won't be severe. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, over 400 people in Illinois w...
Lindsay Romano Sep 09, 2023
IDPH reports rising number of COVID cases
August 27, 2023 - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced the CDC is reporting all 102 Illinois counties remained at a low level for COVID-19 hospital admissions as of the middle of ...
Lindsay Romano Aug 27, 2023
Macon County continues at Low Community Level for COVID-19
March 20, 2023 - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced that the CDC is reporting nine counties in the state are at an elevated Community Level for COVID-19 this week, compared to 2...
Lindsay Romano Mar 20, 2023 Olgierd (dogs, gear, equipment, etc., CC-only) / CC
18 Illinois Counties at an Elevated Community Level for COVID-19
March 5, 2023 -The Illinois Department of Public Health announced that the CDC is reporting 18 counties in the state are at an elevated community level for COVID-19. Of those, four counties in Souther...
Lindsay Romano Mar 05, 2023
IDPH continues to watch new "Kraken" COVID variant
January 31, 2023 - Though COVID-19 community levels continue to decline, Illinois Department of Public Health is closing watching a new variant known as "Kraken." The Illinois Department of Public Hea...
Lindsay Romano Jan 31, 2023
IDPH announces 20 COVID-related deaths in past week
January 9, 2023 - The Illinois Department of Public Health announced that the CDC is reporting 73 counties in the state are at an elevated level for COVID-19, compared to 65 in the previous week. Of t...
Bryan Bridge Jan 09, 2023