surge /tags/surge surge en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Thu, 13 Jan 2022 23:20:36 GMT Illinois Department of Corrections will pause intake of inmates due to COVID 19 surge /government-politics-issues/2022-01-13/illinois-department-of-corrections-will-pause-intake-of-inmates-due-to-covid-19-surge Sheriffs who are charged with operating county jails around the state say IDOC’s decision puts more strain on county resources and personnel. Thu, 13 Jan 2022 23:20:36 GMT /government-politics-issues/2022-01-13/illinois-department-of-corrections-will-pause-intake-of-inmates-due-to-covid-19-surge Beth Hundsdorfer Illinois’ COVID surge prompts officials to deploy 2,500 workers to help besieged hospitals /government-politics-issues/2022-01-13/illinois-covid-surge-prompts-officials-to-deploy-2-500-workers-to-help-besieged-hospitals Gov. Pritzker said the state is bolstering its health care workforce by deploying more workers and allowing out-of-state health care providers to continue practicing in Illinois with expanded permissions to care for all patients. Thu, 13 Jan 2022 23:19:04 GMT /government-politics-issues/2022-01-13/illinois-covid-surge-prompts-officials-to-deploy-2-500-workers-to-help-besieged-hospitals Peter Hancock Illinois lawmakers will have a shorter 2022 session due to the surge in COVID-19 cases /government-politics-issues/2022-01-04/illinois-lawmakers-will-have-a-shorter-2022-session-due-to-the-surge-in-covid-19-cases The session was originally scheduled to start this week with three meeting days, but leaders announced last week they will meet only one day this week and likely will cancel all in-person meetings the following week, Jan. 11-13. Tue, 04 Jan 2022 17:44:58 GMT /government-politics-issues/2022-01-04/illinois-lawmakers-will-have-a-shorter-2022-session-due-to-the-surge-in-covid-19-cases Peter Hancock Illinois hospitals are as full as they were pre-vaccine because of a surge in COVID cases /coronavirus/2022-01-04/illinois-hospitals-are-as-full-as-they-were-pre-vaccine-because-of-a-surge-in-covid-cases Nearly 85% of all coronavirus-related hospitalizations across the state are unvaccinated individuals. Tue, 04 Jan 2022 17:43:15 GMT /coronavirus/2022-01-04/illinois-hospitals-are-as-full-as-they-were-pre-vaccine-because-of-a-surge-in-covid-cases Grace Kinnicutt | Capitol News Illinois Social Distancing Is Working, But St. Louis Health Officials Warn Against Letting Up /health-science-environment/2020-04-20/social-distancing-is-working-but-st-louis-health-officials-warn-against-letting-up About a month ago, Dr. Keith Woeltje’s initial projections plotting the curve of COVID-19 cases in the St. Louis region looked bleak.“For a couple of days… Mon, 20 Apr 2020 10:39:38 GMT /health-science-environment/2020-04-20/social-distancing-is-working-but-st-louis-health-officials-warn-against-letting-up Corinne Ruff