COVID-19 Vaccine

The Illinois Department of Public Health announced that zero counties are considered at “high” risk for COVID-19, down from three a week ago. An additional 20 counties are at “medium” risk, down from 25 last week.

The U.S. is poised to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like a yearly flu shot, a major shift in strategy despite a long list of questions about how to best protect against a still rapidly mutating virus.

The proposal comes as boosters have become a hard sell. While more than 80% of the U.S. population has had at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, only 16% of those eligible have received the latest boosters authorized in August.

The Illinois Department of Public Health announced that three counties are considered at “high” risk for COVID-19, down from 28 a week ago. An additional 56 counties are at “medium” risk, up from 45 last week.

A new highly contagious and ominously dubbed the “Kraken” subvariant of COVID-19 is driving infections in the northeastern part of the country and showing up in greater numbers in Illinois as well.

The University of Illinois has removed its COVID-19 vaccination and testing requirements for all students and employees, system President Tim Killeen announced

The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Friday that 28 counties are considered at “high” risk for COVID-19, up from just five a week ago.

The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Friday that five counties are considered a “high” risk for COVID-19, down from 33 a week ago. An additional 49 counties are at “medium” risk, down from 55 last week.

The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Friday that 33 counties are considered a “high” risk for COVID-19, down from 43 a week ago. An additional 55 counties are at “medium” risk, up from 43 last week.

As of late Monday, Illinois had 1,825 COVID-19 patients in the hospital, the most since Feb. 12. Of those, 211 were in intensive care units, and 68 were on ventilators.

The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Friday that 43 of the state’s counties are considered “high” risk for COVID-19, up from 29 a week ago. An additional 43 counties are at "medium" risk.

As of late Wednesday, Illinois had 1,704 COVID-19 patients in the hospital, the most since February 14. Of those, 223 were in intensive care units, the most since February 23, and 60 were on ventilators.

As of late Thursday, Illinois had 1,582 COVID-19 patients in the hospital. Of those, 188 were in intensive care units, and 69 were on ventilators.

Illinois is averaging 153 new COVID-19 hospitalizations per day statewide, levels that have not been seen since the middle of February

As of late Thursday, Illinois had 1,509 COVID-19 patients in the hospital, the most since August 15. Of those, 161 were in intensive care units, and 51 were on ventilators.