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From North Cook News
Suburban Cook County reports a day with no new COVID-19 hospitalizations
According to the latest data from the Illinois Department of Public Health, no patients with COVID-19 were admitted to any hospital in suburban Cook County for at least one day over a recent seven-day period.
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From North Cook News
More Cook County residents felled by flu in 2017-18 than COVID-19
More than 28,000 Cook County residents contracted strains of influenza during the 2017-2018 flu season, far more than the 4,767 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported here so far. Skeptics may point out the coronavirus might only have reached Cook County by January.
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COOK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH: State of Illinois Public Health Officials Announce New Presumptive Positive COVID-19 Case In Illinois
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) are today announcing that one Illinois patient has tested positive for COVID-19.
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COOK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH: Second travel-related case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus detected in United States
Second travel-related case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus detected in United States
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COOK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH: Legionnaires’ Disease Case In Illinois Resident
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reporting one case of Legionnaire’s Disease in an Illinois resident.
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COOK COUNTY BUREAU OF HEALTH: First Human West Nile Virus Death In Illinois For 2018
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has confirmed the first human West Nile virus-related death in Illinois for 2018.
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COOK COUNTY BUREAU OF HEALTH: IDPH moves to lower action level for lead in blood
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) moves to lower the level at which public health interventions are initiated for children with blood lead levels from 10 micrograms per deciliter (μg/dL) to 5 μg/dL.