Coronavirus

The latest news about the novel coronavirus COVID-19 with a focus on its impact on Chicago and Illinois.

Dr. Emily Landon of the University of Chicago said tying isolation to symptoms makes sense, but she’s disappointed mask-wearing is not part of the proposed recommendation.
The sponsors, Ald. Bill Conway and Ald. Scott Waguespack, want to avoid a repeat of late 2023, when Mayor Brandon Johnson transferred $95 million in COVID-19 relief without getting the Council’s OK first.
Updated daily, we’re tracking the number of tests, positive cases, vaccinations, hospitalizations and deaths as a result of COVID-19 in Illinois.
An average of 34 city residents are hospitalized with the virus daily, and COVID-19-related hospitalizations are up nearly 14% over the last week, according to city data.
Algunos sistemas de salud están exigiendo de nuevo al personal y a los visitantes que se tapen la cara para ayudar a mitigar la reciente propagación de los virus respiratorios, principalmente el de la gripe, el COVID-19 y el RSV.
Some health care systems, like Rush, are again requiring visitors to mask up to help mitigate recent spreading of respiratory viruses, mainly influenza, COVID-19 and RSV.
Chicago hospitals were admitting about 30 COVID-19 patients per day as of Christmas Eve, a 13% rise from the previous week.
Las hospitalizaciones ya han aumentado en Chicago en casi un 17%, con un promedio de una muerte por día la semana pasada, según muestran los datos.
A record number of people are expected to use Illinois’ airports during the Thanksgiving week as COVID-19-related hospitalizations have surged — prompting experts to warn travelers to take precautions.
After leading Chicago through the COVID-19 pandemic, the city’s public health commissioner was fired by Mayor Brandon Johnson.
Some large hospital systems in Chicago don’t have vaccines available yet, despite the doses being approved weeks ago.
Los pedidos se pueden realizar en internet a partir del lunes a través de COVIDtests.gov.
Convicted of selling N95 masks at inflated prices in June, Krikor Topouzian’s verdict was vacated after his attorneys argued he was not told of his right to have his case heard by a district judge.
The Biden administration is providing funding to produce another round of free at-home tests via the COVIDtests.gov program.
The hospital reported COVID-19 cases are doubling for employees and patient cases are increasing across all locations.
Doses of the vaccine are expected to be widely available within five to 12 days at clinics and pharmacies throughout Chicago.
Los funcionarios de salud en Chicago han declarado que la aprobación de los CDC era todo lo que necesitaban para “iniciar el despliegue” de la vacuna, que será gratuita para todos los residentes de la ciudad.
Chicago public health officials have said the CDC approval was all they needed to “begin the rollout” of the vaccine, which will be free for all city residents. “We already have the vaccine in Chicago,” Dr. Geraldine Luna, medical director for the Chicago Department of Public Health, said Monday.
Illinois Executive Inspector General Susan Haling says 177 state employees appear to have defrauded the federal Paycheck Protection Program designed to help struggling businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The new vaccine was specifically created to cover all current strains of COVID-19.
Las vacunas actualizadas tienen como objetivo una variante descendiente de omicron llamada XBB.1.5.