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State daily COVID count nears 7,000; Region 6 going under mitigation

By Tom Wray, Illinois Eagle Editor | 23 hours ago

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported 6,943 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 36 additional deaths, on Friday.

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State capital goes into mitigation, state sees new high of COVID-19 cases

By Tom Wray, Illinois Eagle Editor | October 29, 2020

SPRINGFIELD — Region 3, which includes the state capital of Springfield, goes under COVID-19 resurgence mitigations on Sunday, Nov. 1.

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Region 9 going under mitigation, state hits new record of COVID-19 cases

By Tom Wray, Illinois Eagle Editor | October 28, 2020

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois announced that Region 9 would be going under coronavirus mitigation measures the same day the state set a record for new cases.

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Wednesday reported 6,110 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 51 additional deaths.

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Two more regions to go under COVID-19 restrictions

By Tom Wray, Illinois Eagle Editor | October 26, 2020

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced Monday that COVID-19 resurgence mitigations will be implemented in Regions 4 and 10 on Wednesday, Oct. 28.

The regions cover the MetroEast area and Cook County outside of Chicago.

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Half of Illinois counties under coronavirus warning

By Tom Wray, Illinois Eagle Editor | October 24, 2020

SPRINGFIELD — On Friday, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported 51 of Illinois’ 102 counties are considered to be at a warning level for novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).