Tag Archives: COVID
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...
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...
Mar 02, 2024
Seasonal respiratory viruses may have peaked in Illinois
January 22, 2024 -While more than half of the counties in Illinois remain at an elevated level for COVID-19 hospitalizations according to CDC data, the state's overall respiratory illness level has de...
Jan 22, 2024
Respiratory viruses on the rise following the holidays
January 8, 2024 - Illinois health officials are raising a red flag about a triple threat of respiratory illnesses this winter. Across the state, there has been a seasonal uptick for the flu, COVID-19 ...
Jan 08, 2024 Project IDEA / CC
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...
Dec 11, 2023
IDPH launches "Tis the Sneezin" campaign to fight triple threat of COVID, RSV and flu
November 13, 2023 - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has launched a new awareness campaign called 'Tis The Sneezin' to remind residents to vaccinate against the fall and winter triple t...
Nov 13, 2023 Tina Franklin / CC
Final deadline approaching to apply for IL Homeowner Assistance Fund
September 20, 2023 - The Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) announced the Illinois Homeowner Assistance Fund (ILHAF) will no longer accept applications beginning at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, O...
Sep 20, 2023 Alexander Mils / Unsplash
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...
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...
Sep 09, 2023
LISTEN: Tanya Andricks of Crossing Healthcare on Byers and Co
September 6, 2023 - Tanya Andricks of Crossing Healthcare joined Byers & Co to talk about seasonal medical conditions, the rise in COVID, and the origins of Crossing. Listen to the podcast now!
Sep 06, 2023