Registration now open with an emphasis on safety first.
Rates of positive test results rose in eight out of the prior 10 days in the two-county north suburban region, public health officials said.
Testing positive for COVID-19 at almost nine times the rate for whites, Hispanics account for more than 50% of Lake County's infections.
Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Patch readers report they are more comfortable with outdoor dining than their North Shore neighbors.
Someone at a June 14 basketball tournament in a Waukegan park has tested positive for COVID-19, the Lake County Health Department announced.
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"Each one of us has to assess our own individual risk," explained the chief medical officer at Lake Forest Hospital.
State officials said the citizenship question — removed once a congressman began asking about it — was required for federal reimbursement.
Self-swab coronavirus testing will be available starting Friday at 24 more Illinois CVS pharmacies, including one in Waukegan.
"Please continue to do what you are doing," Lake Forest Mayor George Pandaleon said, as data shows the spread of the coronavirus has slowed.
It's the fourth COVID-19 test to receive emergency use authorization from regulators since the start of the pandemic.
More than a dozen county employees started self-quarantining after possible COVID-19 exposure at the Lake County Courthouse, officials said.
This brings the total number of Lake County COVID-19 cases to 3,794, including 127 deaths as of Friday.
The coronavirus test results for a fourth inmate is still pending, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
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Abbott said the majority of the ID NOW tests have been sent to the coronavirus outbreak hotspots.
As of Friday, there were between 75 and 79 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in incorporated Lake Forest according to Lake County officials.
Starting Friday, Lake Bluff residents must wear a face covering while working, shopping or riding on public transportation.
The woman has been held in the jail's medical unit in lieu of the $25,000 cash portion of her bond, according to the sheriff's office.
International Medical Corps deployed its first field hospital unit in Illinois Friday outside Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan.
Intensive care units in the northeast suburban region have the fewest beds available anywhere in the state, the governor's office said.
Northwestern Medicine, which includes Lake Forest Hospital, put the new policy in place to protect medical staff, patients and community.
The company says its new tests are the fastest available, giving positive results within five minutes and negative results in 13 minutes.
Test results show a man in his 50s who died Tuesday was the first Lake County resident to die from COVID-19 complications, the coroner said.
A civilian employee is among dozens of new COVID-19 cases reported by the Navy this week on its bases and ships.
There were 135 confirmed coronavirus cases in Lake County, with about half of them clustered in a handful of North Shore communities.
A veteran, an active duty sailor and a civilian at Lovell Federal Health Care Center have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said.
With only limited testing available, the number of confirmed cases does not reflect the true number of infections, health officials said.
Public health officials asked everyone healthy enough to do so to give blood at a local donation facility.
The company is ramping up production in an effort to provide 1 million tests a week to hospitals and labs by the end of the month.
Local officials first learned of confirmed COVID-19 infections in their communities directly from residents who tested positive.
"By acting now, we all can help prevent illness and protect one another," said Lisa Kritz, the department's director of prevention.
The senior center, which serves Lake Bluff and Lake Forest residents, will still serve as a polling place on Election Day, city staff said.
Up to 20 passengers quarantined due to possible coronavirus exposure could be housed at Naval Station Great Lakes.
Of the 84 million people with prediabetes only 10 percent know they have the condition.
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