About 51 percent of Lake County residents over age 65 have received at least once dose of a vaccine, public health officials said Thursday.
Classes start the week of March 29.
Here's how many hospital beds are currently filled in Lake County and across IL as the pandemic wanes.
By Dr. Russell Amundson, National Senior Medical Director, UnitedHealthcare
Here is the latest data on which hospitals are nearing capacity in Lake County as the pandemic wanes.
The federal government is tracking the decline of COVID-19 cases in nursing homes, including in the Lake Forest-Lake Bluff area.
Waukegan and North Chicago residents aged 65 and older can make an appointment to be vaccinated at the Lake County Forest Preserve facility.
Access to on-site vaccinations is convenient and free to any employee or client.
The federal government has been tracking coronavirus cases and deaths in nursing homes, including in Lake Forest-Lake Bluff.
New federal data shows how many inpatient and ICU hospital beds are currently filled in Lake County and across IL.
Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital officials are scheduling COVID-19 vaccines for seniors based on both age and ZIP code.
Here's how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting hospital and ICU capacity in Lake County and across IL.
See how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting hospital capacity in Lake County and across Illinois.
Pharmacies, hospitals, healthcare providers and others may begin administering vaccines to seniors and essential workers starting Monday.
Positivity rates must keep falling before Lake County can qualify for further reductions in COVID-19 restrictions.
New data provided by the federal government shows which hospitals are nearing capacity in the Lake Forest-Lake Bluff area.
Public health officials will answer questions about Lake County's COVID-19 vaccine plans on Wednesday evening.
New federal government data shows which hospitals are closest to capacity in the Lake Forest-Lake Bluff area.
A current lack of available hospital beds and insufficient decline in coronavirus hospitalizations both prevent a loosening of restrictions.
Two thirds of detainees in one of the jail's housing units are COVID-19-positive, although none have symptoms, the sheriff's office said.
The FDA cleared the BinaxNOW antigen test, which produces results within 20 minutes, for use at home with a prescription.
The Lake County Health Department created an online portal for residents to register to be notified when a coronavirus vaccine is available.
Region 9 is the closest in the state to reaching the COVID-19 thresholds required to relax Tier 3 restrictions on businesses and gatherings.
New online resource part of a nationwide Y initiative.
Region 9's coronavirus positivity rate hit 15.8 percent after rising on 28 out of the prior 30 days.
Public health officials warn of limited data guiding the use of antigen testing — like the 150 million Abbott Labs tests purchased by HHS.
The average number of people newly hospitalized every day with COVID-19 symptoms in the two-county region has doubled since early October.
Restrictions on indoor dining and sports activities could come as early as next week, public health officials warned.
The company's seventh COVID-19 test to receive FDA authorization looks for antibodies that become undetectable within months of infection.
State public health officials also added Lake County to the list of counties at a "warning level" for COVID-19 Friday.
The average number of people newly hospitalized every day with COVID-19 symptoms in the region stayed steady in the last week of September.
The north suburban region's coronavirus positivity rate fell to 5.7 percent from a high of 7 percent last week.
The region's 7-day average number of new daily COVID-19 hospitalizations rose by more than 28 percent over the course of a week.
One inmate, one correctional officer and one contractor tested positive out of about 600 people tested, officials said
In four decades on staff, Denise Majeski has overseen nurses through a series of challenges — including an evacuation and, now, a pandemic.
Free COVID-19 viral testing is available this week at Lakeview Elementary School, Zion Central Middle School and North Chicago High School.
The FDA says it's the first COVID-19 antigen test where results can be read directly from a testing card — much like a pregnancy test.
A round of comprehensive testing earlier this month detected a trio of asymptomatic cases among staff, according to the sheriff's office.
The average number of daily hospitalizations of suspected COVID-19 cases rose from five to eight this week, even as positivity rates fell.