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Flu deaths may surpass COVID deaths in Illinois
Since 2020, COVID-19 has killed more people than any other respiratory disease — but this year may change that. The CDC just ...
Symptoms of flu, COVID, RSV: What to know as Illinois sees ‘notable increase' in viruses
Illinois is seeing levels of respiratory viruses tick up, the Illinois Department of Public Health said, with a “notable increase” in emergency department visits and hospital admissions for flu, ...
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Two years — and five surges — after Illinois’ first COVID-19 case, latest metrics ‘headed in the right direction’
Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file Share SPRINGFIELD — Illinois ... 81 deaths reported, following a spate of days last week with death tolls exceeding 100. Although patients hospitalized with COVID ...
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Daily Herald opinion: Five years after Illinois’ first COVID-19 diagnosis, we remember the heroes and hardships
Case numbers, hospitalization rates and death tolls quickly grew over the coming weeks, months and years, with new daily cases soaring above 30,000 in Illinois ... made a COVID-19 diagnosis ...
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Illinois health department now tracking violent deaths, gun injuries
The Illinois Department of Public Health has launched a new dashboard detailing information about all violent deaths and firearm ... The violent death and circumstances data are contributed ...