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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an alert about possible false negative results associated with Curative’s COVID-19 tests, which are commonly used nationwide, including in Chicago.

Coronavirus vaccines have begun on healthcare workers across Illinois and the country, but who’s next in line to receive doses as a second vaccine becomes available?

Illinois’ top doctor urged residents to prioritize getting their flu vaccination Monday as she revealed that some patients in the state have contracted flu and COVID-19 coinfections. Dr. Ngozi Ezike, the director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, didn’t provide a number of affected patients at the state’s daily coronavirus briefing, but noted “we’re not anywhere near the...

A 13-month-old baby traveled through Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport earlier this month while contagious with measles, and may have exposed other travelers to the disease, public health officials said Friday. The child, who arrived at O’Hare from an international location, visited Terminal 5 between 6 and 8 p.m. on Nov. 4 and Terminal 3 between 6 and 9:30 p.m. on…

With several Illinois regions slated to see enhanced mitigations under the state’s coronavirus plan, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office said Monday the city itself could implement additional restrictions in the near future. City officials didn’t provide a specific timeline, but said restrictions wouldn’t be added this week. At a news conference earlier in the day, Lightfoot hinted that restrictions...

Editor’s note: A previous version of this story contained a video report with comments made by Chicago Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady. She said, as stated below, that in a group of 10 people there is a 1-in-3 chance that one of those people could have the coronavirus. The previously attached video mistakenly conveyed that number as three in 10…

“Chicago cases are still growing without signs of slowing,” Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Allison Arwady said, noting that cases have increased across age groups and in every Chicago zip code.

The city of Chicago issued cease and desist orders to businesses that hosted illegal parties in “egregious” violations of COVID-19 regulations this past weekend, according to the city’s Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection. While an investigation into more than 150 businesses found a “high level of compliance” with city regulations and state-imposed mitigation measures, two businesses and a…

NBC 5’s Trina Orlando has the latest details after Chicago’s top health official warned residents to be careful when traveling to neighboring Indiana.

A total of 2,533 new coronavirus cases were reported in Wisconsin Friday, marking the highest-ever one-day report of new cases in the state, according to health officials. Friday’s report shattered the record set just one day earlier, 2,034 new cases within a 24-hour span. According to an analysis by NBC 5 Investigates, Wisconsin has broken its record average daily case…

Chicago’s Public Health Commissioner said Tuesday she expects the United States will have a “safe and effective” coronavirus vaccine by the beginning of 2021, but the availability of a vaccine is just the beginning. “Let’s say [a vaccine] starts to roll out in early 2021,” Dr. Allison Arwady said during a Chicago coronavirus update on Tuesday. “That is going to…

Suburban Cook County is now at a “warning level” for transmission of the coronavirus, according to data from the Illinois Department of Public Health. As of Friday, suburban Cook County was at 112 positive COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people, well above the state-established target rate of 50 cases per 100,000, officials with the Cook County Department of Public Health stated….

Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady warned the public Tuesday that travel outside Illinois and group gatherings without adhering to health guidelines are likely spreading the coronavirus.

The University of Illinois at Chicago is enrolling up to 1,000 people in a national clinical trial starting Monday of a potential vaccine against SARS-CoV-2. NBC 5’s Lauren Petty reports.

Chicago Ald. Michael Scott Jr., who represents the city’s 24th Ward, has tested positive for the coronavirus, the alderman said in a statement released Thursday evening. Scott said he underwent coronavirus testing Friday at the “Bike the Boulevard” event, which was hosted by the 24th Ward and the city’s 10th and 11th police districts. Scott said he received his...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has tested negative for the coronavirus after an alderman who took part in one of her press conferences tested positive Thursday, according to the mayor’s office. Ald. Michael Scott Jr., who represents the city’s 24th Ward, said in the evening that he received positive results for the virus and was experiencing no symptoms. On Wednesday,...

Dr. Allison Arwady, the commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health, details where Chicago stands now and what is needed for the city to move to its next phase of reopening/

Chicago’s top doctor said Friday she’s concerned about the possibility of a second wave of coronavirus cases coinciding with flu season this coming fall and winter. At a news conference where she discussed the city’s progress in combating the coronavirus infection rate, Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady shared her worries about how the coronavirus could...

Chicago won’t be eligible to transition into phase three of its reopening plan until at least early June, Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Friday.

Chicago is slated to enter phase three of its opening plan in early June, but what exactly will it take to get to there? Several businesses will be able to reopen with capacity limitations under phase three, “cautiously reopen,” of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s city-specific, five-phase reopening plan. Lightfoot stated at a news conference that she couldn’t give an exact...