COVID-19

Health+Harvest

Sangamon County now at medium COVID-19 threat level

Sean Crawford

The county saw the number of cases fall since the previous week.

Health+Harvest

Several central Illinois counties remain at High Community Level for COVID-19

Sean Crawford

Brown, Cass, Christian, Fulton, Logan, Marshall, McLean, Menard, Morgan, Peoria, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Tazewell and Woodford are among 25 statewide rated at High Community Level. 39 counties are at Medium.

Community Voices

The COVID-lution's waves of variants increasingly affect children and health workers | Community Voices

Randy Eccles

A Long and Winding Road: How COVID-19 Has Evolved and How the Current Wave of Infections is Affecting Patients and the People and Institutions Who Care for Them.

Government & Politics

Illinois’ top doctor reflects on two years of pandemic management

Alex Degman

Dr. Ngozi Ezike is hopeful as the state's case rate continues declining after its Omicron peak.

Community Voices

Bats, monkeys, and dogs, oh my! How to avoid getting infectious diseases from pets and animals | Community Voices

Randy Eccles

Illinois Department of Public Health Health’s Connie Austin joins moderator Molly Lamb to discuss infectious disease and animals, including recent developments with the deer population around Lake Springfield.

Illinois

First Omicron variant case confirmed in Ill. as key COVID metrics keep ticking upward

Hannah Meisel

A Chicagoan who’d been fully vaccinated against COVID and gotten a booster shot is the first confirmed case of the virus’ Omicron variant, state and city public health officials announced Tuesday evening.

Community Voices

Bats, monkeys, and dogs, oh my! How to avoid getting infectious diseases from pets and animals | Community Voices

Randy Eccles

Illinois Department of Public Health Health’s Connie Austin joins moderator Molly Lamb to discuss infectious disease and animals, including recent developments with the deer population around Lake Springfield.

Community Voices

Nurses key to return of students to school during COVID | Community Voices

Randy Eccles

Community Health Round Table discussion of Back to School During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Delta Variant, the Policy Response, and Our School Nurses on the Front Lines.

Pritzker Mandates Masks In Schools Ahead Of New Academic Year, Requires Vaccines For Frontline State Workers

Hannah Meisel

After weeks of contentious debate around masking up for another school year, Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday is settling the issue, on Wednesday announcing that all students and staff at K-12 schools in Illinois will be required to wear masks to ward off another potential COVID surge as the virus’ more transmissible Delta variant spikes.

Illinois

Illinois Reports Zero Deaths From COVID For First Time Since Pandemic Began, But Missouri Border Sees Delta Variant-Fueled Cases Rise

Hannah Meisel

The Illinois Department of Public Health on Tuesday reported zero deaths from COVID-19 were recorded on Monday — the first time the state has seen no COVID deaths in nearly 16 months. However, Illinois' three EMS regions that border Missouri are seeing an uptick in COVID test positivity driven by the more contagious Delta variant, which is running rampant in Illinois' neighbor to the west.