Coronavirus

Illinois veterans’ homes are seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases among veteran residents and staff, but the “overwhelming majority of cases” have presented mild symptoms, the state of Illinois said Tuesday in a news release.

President Joe Biden has tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a speaker at the UnidosUS annual conference broadcast on the White House’s YouTube channel

Dr. Anthony Fauci faced heated questioning from Republican lawmakers about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic

Two men from La Salle County, one in his 80s and one in his 90s, died from complications related to COVID-19 in March.

The La Salle County Health Department will issue its final weekly COVID-19 update effective on March 28, the department said in a news release on Friday.

Two women in their 80s and one in her 90s from La Salle County died from complications related to COVID-19 in February.

IDPH has also confirmed this week that there was a third pediatric death due to influenza, all with December onsets

A La Salle County man in his 80s died from complications related to COVID-19, the La Salle County Health Department said Monday.

A look at La Salle County's COVID-19 case, testing, recovery and vaccination statistics.

A La Salle County woman in her 80s has died from complications related to COVID-19, the La Salle County Health Department announced Friday.

La Salle County is back to low risk for COVID-19 hospitalizations, according to the county’s health department, under standards set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

La Salle County is now at medium risk for COVID-19 hospitalizations, according to the La Salle County Health Department, under standards set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

DeKalb County COVID-19 hospitalizations are on the rise, warned area health officials this week amid a statewide uptick in Illinois hospitalizations related to respiratory illnesses, which also include RSV and the flu.

RSV is causing a heavy burden of pediatric hospitalizations and the percent of lab tests that are positive for RSV have been rising for 10 consecutive weeks, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health

La Salle County remains at low risk for COVID-19, despite 44 other Illinois counties being designated at an elevated level by the Illinois Department of Public Health, including neighboring Marshall County.

In northern Illinois, the counties at an elevated level are: Lee, Ogle, Whiteside, Carroll, Boone, Winnebago, Stephenson, Jo Daviess, Marshall and Kankakee counties

While more than 40 Illinois counties are at medium risk for COVID-19, La Salle County remains at low risk, according to the La Salle County Health Department, under the standards set by the CDC.

There are 20 Illinois counties at medium risk, including Iroquois, Kankakee, Ford and Marshall, according to the CDC website.

Lee and Ogle counties are 2 of the 20 statewide counties up to medium level of COVID-19 activity

Two women, one in her 70s and the other in her 80s, from La Salle County died from complications related to COVID-19.

Two men in their 70s and a woman in her 90s from La Salle County died from complications related to COVID-19 in October.

La Salle County Health Department will begin offering the new fall 2023 COVID Moderna vaccine on a weekly basis, by appointment only.

A look at La Salle County's COVID-19 case, testing, recovery and vaccination statistics as of September 30, 2023

La Salle County remains at low risk for COVID-19, according to the La Salle County Health Department, in accordance with the standards set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A look at La Salle County's COVID-19 case, testing, recovery and vaccination statistics on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023.

Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday endorsed the new shots for everyone 6 months of age and older. The agency’s director is expected to sign off on the panel’s recommendation. The vaccines could be available this week.

The coronavirus shots target an omicron variant named XBB.1.5. That specific strain is no longer dominant but it’s close enough to coronavirus strains causing most COVID-19 illnesses today that FDA determined it would offer good cross-protection.

From Sept. 1-7, there were 34 new COVID-19 cases confirmed by the La Salle County Health Department.

From Aug. 25 to Aug. 31, there were 49 new COVID-19 cases confirmed by the La Salle County Health Department.

La Salle County remains at low risk for COVID-19, according to the La Salle County Health Department in accordance with the standards set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

IDPH Director Dr. Sameer Vohra said that the Illinois Wastewater Surveillance System is indicating moderate COVID activity across all sampling regions in Illinois. The CDC is expected to issue guidance in September about the newly developed COVID-19 boosters for fall.

Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration's scientific advisers reviewed whether the next round of shots in the U.S. should only include protection against the newest variants that are now dominant worldwide — a branch of the omicron family tree named XBB.

Most Americans can expect to pay more for COVID-related care when the federal government ends its pandemic emergency declaration Thursday.

As of Thursday night, 404 individuals in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19, the fewest since July 4, 2021. Of those, 46 patients were in the ICU, the fewest since the start of the pandemic.

WHO said that even though the emergency phase was over, the pandemic hasn't come to an end, noting recent spikes in cases in Southeast Asia and the Middle East. The U.N. health agency says that thousands of people are still dying from the virus every week.

As of Thursday night, 475 individuals in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 49 patients were in the ICU, the first time the state has been under 50 COVID-19 patients in the ICU since the start of the pandemic.

For 13 straight weeks, McHenry County’s COVID-19 transmission levels have remained “low” under thresholds set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Both IDPH and the Illinois Department on Aging have endorsed action this week by both the FDA and the CDC to simplify their recommendations for COVID-19 vaccinations

Whiteside and Carroll counties remain at low risk along with most of the state, and Lee and Ogle were upgraded to medium risk across the week.

La Salle County remains at low risk for COVID-19, according to guidelines set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

For 12 straight weeks, McHenry County’s COVID-19 transmission levels have remained “low” under thresholds set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

As of Thursday night, 568 individuals in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19, the fewest since April 19, 2022

The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting 14 counties in the state are at a medium level for COVID-19, compared to 13 a week ago.

March 2023 was the fifth month since the pandemic started in which La Salle County reported one or less COVID-19 related deaths.

For 11 straight weeks, McHenry County’s COVID-19 transmission levels have remained “low” under thresholds set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Whiteside and Carroll counties are designated low risk.

For 10 straight weeks, McHenry County’s COVID-19 transmission levels stayed “low” under thresholds set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Weekly COVID-19 deaths as reported by the IDPH are at their lowest since the beginning of the pandemic. But wastewater surveillance suggests COVID-19 is back on the rise after months of decline.

The CDC is reporting 12 counties in the state are at an elevated community level for COVID-19, compared to nine the previous week.

La Salle County remained at low risk for COVID-19, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.