Cook County Department of Public Health

Cook County’s new mask mandate, which states that everyone over 2 years old must wear a mask indoors, regardless of vaccination status, begins Monday.

The day Chicago’s new indoor mask mandate took effect, the Cook County Department of Public Health announced its own mandate stating that everyone over 2 years old must wear a mask indoors beginning next week.

With the city of Chicago reporting more than 400 new cases of coronavirus per day, health officials have reinstituted a mask mandate for all residents age 2 and older, regardless of a person’s COVID vaccination status.

Cook County health officials revealed their plan for the move to Phase 5 and a full reopening, removing all capacity limits and restrictions.

Officials and residents are growing more excited by the day as COVID restrictions are set to be eased this week. NBC 5’s Alex Maragos has the story.

Cook County Health will release 30,000 first-dose COVID vaccine appointments Monday evening for individuals in Phases 1A, 1B and 1C.

Cook County could reinstate a number of COVID-19 restrictions aimed at reducing rising cases as the county begins to see a third surge of the coronavirus, health officials said Saturday. Both the city of Chicago and Cook County have each recently seen more than 600 new daily cases, according to Dr. Rachel Rubin, senior medical officer and co-lead at the…

In today’s edition of Tech Trends, NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski and Art Norman explore ways to keep your phone clean, and yourself safe.

Frustration is growing as some people say they’re running into problems while trying to book an appointment for the COVID-19 vaccine through the Cook County Health website.  Chris Zotti is over 65 and has been trying for weeks to get an appointment anywhere for the COVID vaccine. “I probably go in 15-to-20 times a day to all the different...

Several Chicago area residents have expressed frustration with Illinois’ handling of the coronavirus vaccine rollout. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen reports.

A 13-year-old girl transmitted COVID-19 to 11 relatives, including several from suburban Cook County, during a three-week family vacation at a shared house this summer, according to local health officials and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC released detailed findings of the case in an online report Friday, emphasizing the outbreak highlights several important issues, including…

Following his COVID-19 diagnosis, President Trump was given an experimental drug to combat the virus. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez reports.

Cook County Health is seeking individuals to take part in a clinical trial evaluating a coronavirus treatment called Regeneron, a cocktail of antibodies which has been called one of the most promising approaches to preventing serious illness from a COVID-19 infection. Following his coronavirus diagnosis, President Trump received a single dose of the experimental drug through an IV Friday. The…

President Donald Trump, who announced he has tested positive for the coronavirus, boarded Marine One and flew to Walter Reed Medical Center.

Can you remember who you were close to yesterday? What about a couple of days ago? It might be hard to remember exactly who you were with and for how long. But, that’s what contact tracers want you to think about when they call you – if you have been in contact with someone who has tested positive for the…

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….

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.

The Cook County Department of Public Health on Friday issued emergency travel guidance directing travelers from certain states to quarantine for 14 days.