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Tag: COVID-19 Vaccinations

First omicron variant case confirmed in Ill. as key COVID metrics keep ticking upward

CHICAGO — A Chicagoan who’d been fully vaccinated against COVID and gotten a booster shot is the first confirmed case of the virus’ Omicron variant,

Statewide COVID-19 ICU Bed Usage Jumps 15 Percent Overnight

SPRINGFIELD – Hospitalizations for COVID-19 jumped by more than 13 percent from Sunday to Monday night while intensive care bed usage jumped 15 percent as

3,526 New COVID-19 Cases Are One-Day High Since Feb. 5

The state reported 3,526 new confirmed or probable cases of COVID-19 Thursday, the highest one-day total since Feb. 5. That drove the seven-day rolling…