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As vaccine eligibility expands, local health officials lament communication hiccups with state
“Getting ahead of that message has been a challenge because if we find out at roughly the same time that the public finds out, then we are reacting to the information that’s been put out versus getting ahead of it and putting out information that’s specific to our county"
Almost 1 in 4 Illinois residents are fully vaccinated against COVID-19
Illinois administers another 166,885 vaccines; 24.97% of residents are fully vaccinated
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The latest coronavirus stories
As vaccine eligibility expands, local health officials lament communication hiccups with state
“Getting ahead of that message has been a challenge because if we find out at roughly the same time that the public finds out, then we are reacting to the information that’s been put out versus getting ahead of it and putting out information that’s specific to our county"
IDPH: 13 fully vaccinated Illinoisans, or one in every 244,770, have died from COVID-19
Those who’ve become ill after being fully vaccinated represent less than 0.03% of that population, or one in every 4,127 fully vaccinated people.
DuPage County reports 246 COVID-19 cases, no deaths, region’s positivity rate decreases to 6.8%
The DuPage County Health Department on Saturday reported 246 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in the county, with no deaths.
DeKalb County reports 57 new cases of COVID-19, 262 more recoveries, as 20K in county now fully vaccinated
DeKalb County reported 46 new cases of COVID-19 in residents Thursday, bringing the total number of cases to 9,359 since the pandemic began, as cases continue to rise weekly after slowing down in March.
Medical experts say younger people are driving a surge in virus cases in Kane County
More than 200 new cases were reported in the county on Friday, which is the highest number of new cases reported in a 24-hour period in several weeks.
La Salle County coronavirus update: County showing warning signs of increased COVID-19 activity, state says
The La Salle County Health Department says there are warning signs of increased COVID-19 risk in the county, which has led the county to receive orange status from the state’s risk metrics system.
McHenry County reports 106 new COVID-19 cases, no additional deaths
A total of 7,779,290 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered statewide as of Friday, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.