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Updated: Aug. 28, 2020 at 3:08 PM CDT
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In accordance with the guidance, all local election authorities will be required to develop written COVID-19 prevention plans for all polling sites within their jurisdiction.
Updated: Aug. 28, 2020 at 11:37 AM CDT
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There are 10,764,540 individuals in Illinois who qualify to become organ/tissue donors. Of those, 65 percent have registered as organ/tissue donors.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2020 at 6:07 PM CDT
The Ogle County Health Department confirms a second positive mosquito pool for West Nile virus was discovered in the area on Tuesday.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2020 at 3:56 PM CDT
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mercyhealth announces plans to merge services between its Rockton and Riverside campuses.
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Updated: Jul. 6, 2020 at 10:29 AM CDT
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The Florida Department of Health confirmed a case of what is commonly referred to as a brain-eating amoeba in the Tampa area. According to the department, one person in Hillsborough County contracted Naegleria fowleri, which is a single-cell amoeba that attacks brain tissue and is usually fatal.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2020 at 10:15 AM CDT
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Mercyhealth could be closing another unit at one of its local hospitals but first it needs the green light from the state health facilities and services review board.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2020 at 3:11 PM CDT
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The new figures bring the total to 147,251 cases and 7,020 deaths so far in Illinois. The six deaths are the lowest in a 24-hour period since March 25, when three deaths were announced.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2020 at 7:26 PM CDT
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While fun in the sun sounds too good to be true as the Stateline approaches Phase 4, medical professionals warn it might be
Updated: Jun. 24, 2020 at 5:02 PM CDT
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There are 17 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed by the Winnebago County Health Department Wednesday.
Updated: Jun. 24, 2020 at 3:13 PM CDT
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The newly announced deaths include a male in his 60s, two females and a male in their 70s and a female in her 80s.
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Updated: Jun. 24, 2020 at 10:49 AM CDT
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New coronavirus cases in the U.S. have surged to their highest level in two months and are now back to where they were at the peak of the outbreak.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2020 at 4:54 PM CDT
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The Boone County Health Department reports four new cases of COVID-19 and one new death.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2020 at 3:52 PM CDT
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The recovery rate of confirmed COVID-19 cases is now at 94.3 percent and 27,215 tests have been negative.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2020 at 2:40 PM CDT
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Dr. Ngozi Ezike says Illinois has seen a decline in both reported daily positive COVID-19 cases and deaths over the last 5 weeks.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2020 at 1:18 PM CDT
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Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday he is cautiously optimistic there will be a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of the year or early 2021
Updated: Jun. 17, 2020 at 11:22 AM CDT
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Getting kids off the couch and outside for activities is not only good for reducing weight gain, but also for reducing the risk of getting bladder cancer, according to Dr. Daniel Sadowski of Rockford Urological Associates.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2020 at 5:50 PM CDT
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A busy weekend of hospitals treating trauma cases has led to the increased demand of blood.
Updated: Jun. 6, 2020 at 3:34 PM CDT
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Winnebago County now has 2,528 total positive cases of COVID-19 with an additional 27 new cases confirmed Saturday.
Updated: Jun. 6, 2020 at 3:22 PM CDT
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 975 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 72 additional confirmed deaths.\
Updated: Jun. 5, 2020 at 9:14 AM CDT
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The donation is a result of the CARES act, which Bustos helped pass into law.
Updated: Jun. 4, 2020 at 3:50 PM CDT
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Winnebago County now has 2,421 total COVID-19 cases with an additional 72 cases announced Wednesday.
Updated: Jun. 4, 2020 at 3:21 PM CDT
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Boone County is now at 493 total positive COVID-19 cases. No new deaths were announced meaning the total still stands at 19. 13 of the deaths involve residents from Symphony Northwoods.
Updated: Jun. 4, 2020 at 2:35 PM CDT
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The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 929 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 116 additional confirmed deaths.
Updated: Jun. 4, 2020 at 11:29 AM CDT
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Tests now available to anyone with or without symptoms or a doctors note.
Updated: Jun. 4, 2020 at 9:03 AM CDT
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Experts suggest doing all you can to adhere to COVID-19 protocols during the protests.
Updated: Jun. 3, 2020 at 6:29 AM CDT
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While essential appointments never ceased, the hospital has reopened to its normal schedule.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2020 at 5:50 PM CDT
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Mercyhealth closed its Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Tuesday, saying the population in our region isn't big enough to keep the unit open.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2020 at 3:06 PM CDT
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Winnebago County now has 2,309 total positive cases of COVID-19 with an additional 26 new cases confirmed Tuesday.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2020 at 11:55 AM CDT
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Mercyhealth announced a partnership with Molina Healthcare to serve Medicaid patients in the Stateline and throughout northern Illinois.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2020 at 5:11 PM CDT
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Winnebago County now has 2,283 total positive cases of COVID-19 with an additional 41 new cases confirmed Monday.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2020 at 3:53 PM CDT
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Boone County is reporting three new cases of COVID-19 and sadly one death. The death is associated with Symphony Northwoods.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2020 at 2:52 PM CDT
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The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 974 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 23 additional deaths.
Updated: May. 28, 2020 at 3:42 PM CDT
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2,062 total cases and 58 total deaths.
Updated: May. 28, 2020 at 2:40 PM CDT
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This brings the total to 115,833 cases and 5,243 deaths
Updated: May. 28, 2020 at 8:36 AM CDT
The Ogle County Health Department is reporting that a third person has died of COVID-19.
Updated: May. 27, 2020 at 2:42 PM CDT
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22,306 cases and 5,083 deaths total.
Updated: May. 26, 2020 at 9:33 PM CDT
|By Kristin Camiliere
Restaurants, bars and gyms are some of the businesses able to reopen May 29, but Winnebago County leaders remind residents there will be restrictions.
Updated: May. 25, 2020 at 4:12 PM CDT
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Boone County is now at 405 total positive COVID-19 cases. No new deaths were announced, with the county total standing at 16.
Updated: May. 25, 2020 at 3:25 PM CDT
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Winnebago County now has 1,914 total positive cases of COVID-19 with an additional 36 new cases confirmed Monday.
Updated: May. 25, 2020 at 2:49 PM CDT
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The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 1,713 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 31 additional deaths.
Updated: May. 23, 2020 at 11:52 AM CDT
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On Saturday, the Winnebago County Juvenile Detention Center confirmed its first case of COVID-19 in a minor who was recently brought into the center.
Updated: May. 21, 2020 at 3:34 PM CDT
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This brings the total to 1,684 cases and 52 deaths.
Updated: May. 20, 2020 at 5:53 PM CDT
Winnebago County now has 1,648 total positive cases of COVID-19 with an additional 60 new cases confirmed Wednesday.
Updated: May. 20, 2020 at 4:06 PM CDT
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Boone is announcing 10 new COVID-19 cases and sadly reporting one additional death of a resident at Symphony Northwoods.
Updated: May. 20, 2020 at 2:43 PM CDT
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IDPH reports an additional 2,388 cases of COVID-19, bringing the state total to to 100,418 cases.
Updated: May. 19, 2020 at 4:25 PM CDT
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Winnebago County now has 1,588 total positive cases of COVID-19 with an additional 30 new cases confirmed Tuesday.
Updated: May. 19, 2020 at 4:03 PM CDT
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Boone County is now at 318 total positive COVID-19 cases. No new deaths were also announced, still standing at 14.
Updated: May. 19, 2020 at 3:58 PM CDT
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The Ogle County Health Department Tuesday announces 4 new positive COVID-19 cases in the county, bringing the total to 184 cases.
Updated: May. 19, 2020 at 2:36 PM CDT
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Pritzker also says that Illinois has overtaken New York as the number on one state for testing per capita over the last week.
Updated: May. 18, 2020 at 3:47 PM CDT
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Winnebago County now has 1,558 total positive cases of COVID-19 with an additional 57 new cases confirmed Monday.