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COVID-19 STATE OF ILLINOIS: Will Illinois Follow Europe Surge? 2,592 New Cases as Hospitalizations Rise

COVID-19 STATE OF ILLINOIS: Will Illinois Follow Europe Surge? 2,592 New Cases as Hospitalizations Rise

March 31, 2021
Business, Communities, Education, Government, Health, Public Safety, Public Service, State of Illinois, Taxpayers, WK-Communities

Click here for the most recent IDPH COVID-19 news releases. Click this link for regional COVID-19 resurgence metrics. Click this link for the coronavirus.illinois.gov web…

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First Case of Brazil COVID-19 Variant Identified in Nearby Lake County

First Case of Brazil COVID-19 Variant Identified in Nearby Lake County

March 18, 2021
Communities, Consumers, Education, Government, Health, Kane County Health Department, Public Safety, Public Service

The Lake County Health Department is reporting the first case of the Coronavirus Disease P.1 variant (Brazil) in Lake County. Lake County Health Department staff…

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First Illinois Case of Brazilian P.1 Variant Found in Nearby Cook County

First Illinois Case of Brazilian P.1 Variant Found in Nearby Cook County

March 8, 2021
Breaking News, Communities, Consumers, Education, Events, Government, Health, Kane County Health Department, Public Safety, WK-Communities

The coronavirus is mutating, and one of its more-recent variants has been identified in nearby Cook County. The Chicago Department of Public Health and Illinois…

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IDPH Finds 1st Case of South African B.1.351 COVID-19 Variant in Illinois

IDPH Finds 1st Case of South African B.1.351 COVID-19 Variant in Illinois

February 12, 2021
Breaking News, Communities, Consumers, Education, Events, Government, Kane County Health Department, Public Safety, State of Illinois

The Illinois Department of Public Health today (Friday, Feb. 12, 2021) announced the first case of coronavirus disease variant B.1.351, which was first identified in…

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8 New Cases of COVID-19 Variant B.1.1.7 Reported in Illinois

8 New Cases of COVID-19 Variant B.1.1.7 Reported in Illinois

January 26, 2021
Communities, Consumers, Education, Events, Kane County Health Department, Public Safety, Public Service, State of Illinois, WK-Communities

In case you the Tier 1 mitigations that were put in place today for Kane-DuPage Region 8 made you want to rush out to do…

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IDPH, Chicago Confirm 1st Illinois Case of COVID-19 Variant

IDPH, Chicago Confirm 1st Illinois Case of COVID-19 Variant

January 15, 2021
Breaking News, Communities, Education, Government, Health, Kane County Health Department, Public Safety, Public Service, State of Illinois

The Chicago Department of Public Health and Illinois Department of Public Health today announced the first case in Illinois of the SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 first…

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United Kingdom COVID-19 Variant Now in 4 U.S. States: Here Are New FAQs From CDC, IDPH

United Kingdom COVID-19 Variant Now in 4 U.S. States: Here Are New FAQs From CDC, IDPH

January 5, 2021
Communities, Education, Events, Government, Health, Kane County Health Department, Public Safety, State of Illinois, WK-Communities

Local, state and U.S. health officials are alerting residents about the dangers of a new strain of coronavirus now confirmed in four states that has…

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Illinois Department of Public Health Monitoring New Coronavirus Variant

Illinois Department of Public Health Monitoring New Coronavirus Variant

December 31, 2020
Communities, Education, Events, Government, Kane County Health Department, State of Illinois

Illinois public health officials are closely monitoring a new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 that has been identified in the United Kingdom and…

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