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New ‘kraken’ mutation is most contagious subvariant of COVID yet. Here’s what the Chicago area needs to know.

While the “kraken” subvariant only accounts for about 7% of cases in Chicago, the city’s top doctor forecasted that its prevalence will likely be increasing here in the coming weeks.

January 12, 2023

New website tracks COVID-19 in wastewater across 75 Illinois treatment plants

As more people test for the virus at home and less people report cases to authorities, wastewater testing has become a more reliable form of determining community COVID-19 levels.

January 10, 2023

COVID hospitalizations rising with older Americans

Coronavirus-related hospital admissions are climbing again in the United States, with older adults a growing share of U.S. deaths.

January 09, 2023

Chicago Bulls place center Tony Bradley in the COVID-19 protocol — the team’s 1st case of the season

Chicago Bulls center Tony Bradley is the team's first player this season to enter the COVID-19 protocol.

January 07, 2023

Drugstores make slow headway on staffing problems

A rush of vaccines, virus tests and a busy flu season started overwhelming pharmacies more than a year ago, forcing many to temporarily close when workers weren’t available.

January 07, 2023

More PPP loan fraud by Cook County employees uncovered, some fired, watchdog reports

In all, the inspector general has released more than a dozen findings of PPP loan fraud among county workers since last summer.

January 05, 2023

US to require COVID-19 tests for all visitors from China

The U.S. announced new COVID-19 testing requirements Wednesday for all travelers from China, joining other nations imposing restrictions because of a surge of infections.

December 28, 2022

Long COVID: Could mono virus or fat cells be playing roles?

Nearly three years into the pandemic, scientists are still trying to figure out why some people get long COVID and why a small portion — including the three women — have lasting symptoms.

December 26, 2022

Is it COVID, the flu, RSV or just a cold? Here’s what your symptoms could mean

There’s a trio of viruses spreading in the U.S. — COVID-19, the flu and RSV — and some in the medical world are calling it a “tripledemic.”

December 26, 2022

Packed ICUs, crowded crematoriums: COVID roils Chinese towns

Yao Ruyan paced frantically outside the fever clinic of a county hospital in China’s industrial Hebei province, 70 kilometers (43 miles) southwest of Beijing. Her mother-in-law had COVID-19 and needed urgent medical care, but all hospitals nearby were full.

December 24, 2022

Biden administration releases doses of prescription flu medicine from national stockpile

The Biden administration said Wednesday it will release doses of prescription flu medicine from the Strategic National Stockpile to states as flu-sickened patients continue to flock to hospitals and doctors’ offices around the country.

December 23, 2022

Mayor Lightfoot, Arwady urge masking in public as COVID-19 cases rise

The city plans to issue a formal mask advisory if, as expected, the city hits high COVID levels. But no mandate is planned.

December 22, 2022

Masks for the holidays? Amid ‘tripledemic’ of COVID, RSV and flu, some are keeping pandemic precautions as part of their celebrations.

Cook County remains at a medium level of community COVID-19, but Chicago’s top doctor predicted it will move into high levels for the holidays.

December 21, 2022

Mayor Lori Lightfoot tests positive for COVID-19 a second time

Lightfoot was infected with COVID-19 in January also.

December 16, 2022

Chicago will soon return to high COVID levels, city’s top doctor says — and an indoor mask advisory could follow

Chicago’s top doctor is warning that she expects the city to soon be at high COVID-19 levels, and Chicago will again encourage people to wear masks indoors when that happens.

December 15, 2022

Aldermen want to use COVID-19 relief money to give property tax loans to struggling Chicagoans

Many Chicagoans are experiencing sticker shock over new tax bills -- and have to pay them during the holidays following late delivery.

December 15, 2022

White House reveals winter COVID-19 plans, more free tests

The Biden administration is again making some free COVID-19 tests available to all U.S. households as it unveils its contingency plans for potential coronavirus surges this winter.

December 15, 2022

Long COVID has played a role in more than 3,500 deaths in the US, CDC says

Long COVID has caused or contributed to at least 3,500 deaths in the United States, an analysis of death certificates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found.

December 14, 2022

COVID-related hospitalizations going up in US, signaling a rising risk for seniors

Coronavirus-related hospital admissions are climbing again in the United States, with older adults a growing share of U.S. deaths and less than half of nursing home residents up to date on COVID-19 vaccinations.

December 11, 2022

Facing COVID surge, China expanding hospitals, ICUs

China is setting up more intensive care facilities and trying to strengthen hospitals as it rolls back anti-virus controls.

December 11, 2022

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