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Illinois reports nearly 130,000 new cases, 386 new recorded deaths from COVID-19 in past week

State health officials reported nearly 130,000 new cases and almost 400 new deaths from COVID-19 in the past week in Illinois as hospitalizations continue to increase. Since last Thursday, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported 128,246 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID in Illinois along with an increase of 386 recorded deaths. […]

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New COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations continue to decline in Lake and McHenry counties

State data shows that new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to decline in Lake and McHenry counties to the lowest levels since July. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reports Illinois’ statewide seven-day average case positivity rate is 2%. The current COVID-19 wave peaked in early September and cases, hospitalizations and deaths have all […]