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Illinois public health adopts new COVID guidelines
(WCIA) — The CDC changed its longstanding guidance for Americans Friday, shortening the wait time after a positive COVID-19 test ... Urbana Public Health District. The new guidelines only ...
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Two years — and five surges — after Illinois’ first COVID-19 case, latest metrics ‘headed in the right direction’
Patricia Frieson, who died March 16, 2020 at age 61, was the first known coronavirus-related death in Illinois ... director of the Illinois Public Health Department, said in a statement.
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Respiratory Illness Level ‘High’ in Illinois and Chicago Area, Driven by Increase in Flu Cases
There were about five times as many emergency department visits for flu as there were for COVID-19, according to IDPH data ...