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France and Spain are now seeing more new cases every day than they did when the virus originally peaked in the spring. Israel on Friday entered a second nationwide lockdown, shuttering restaurants, hotels, gyms and more, amid soaring new cases and as the Jewish High Holiday season begins. While epidemiologists expected autumn to be worse, the rapid resurgence comes ahead...

Illinois reported 2,145 new coronavirus cases Friday as the state’s positivity rate rose slightly, but remained below 4%.

Illinois reported 1,953 new coronavirus cases Thursday as the state’s positivity rate rose slightly, but remained below 4%.

Sept. 10: Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivers his latest coronavirus update in Illinois.

Illinois reported 1,337 new coronavirus cases Wednesday as the state’s positivity rate dropped below 4% for the first time in weeks.

Illinois reported nearly 1,400 new coronavirus cases Tuesday as the state’s positivity rate dropped back to 4% following Monday’s rise.

More than 250,000 individuals in Illinois have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began, state health officials confirmed, noting an additional 1,381 cases Monday, along with eight additional deaths attributed to the virus.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, has reportedly issued a warning to residents of Illinois and six other states to be particularly vigilant over Labor Day weekend in order to prevent a spike in coronavirus cases.

Experts are warning increased vigilance for Labor Day weekend gatherings, after COVID-19 cases in the United States topped six million on Aug. 30. Cases have also rose among children during back-to-school season: according to the American Academy of Pediatrics, childhood cases rose by 17 percent during the last two weeks of August.

With the United States now topping 5 million coronavirus cases as school district reopen across the country, a growing number of children are becoming infected. More than 97,000 children tested positive in just the last two weeks of July, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.

There’s one number Chicagoans should be following most when it comes to coronavirus data being released by the city’s health department, according to the city’s top public health official.

Chicago’s travel order was updated once again Tuesday, with Puerto Rico now on the city’s quarantine list.

With 4 million cases and counting, the United States hit yet another milestone in COVID-19 cases. Death rates in some states also appear to be soaring. Officials are now going to more desperate measures trying to slow down the latest surge of the deadly virus.

Gov. Tony Evers said Thursday he was still considering a statewide mask mandate as the number of newly confirmed COVID-19 cases topped 1,000 for the second time in three days. But Evers emphasized that he believes his powers to mandate the wearing of face coverings are limited due to a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling in May that struck down his…

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is retreating from its original plans to name businesses and other places where there have been at least two confirmed cases of the coronavirus after businesses groups and Republican lawmakers opposed the idea. The department told local health officials in a call last week that it initially planned to start naming the businesses online…

Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady laid out the math at a news conference alongside Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday.

May 28 briefing: IDPH Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike reveals the latest coronavirus data for Illinois.

Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady breaks down the city’s latest coronavirus data with less than one week until phase three begins.

May 27 briefing: Gov. J.B. Pritzker releases latest coronavirus data for Illinois.

An additional 2,758 coronavirus cases were reported in Illinois Friday, with much of the state on track to enter phase three of the state’s reopening plan in one week. The new cases lift the statewide total 105,444. Health officials also confirmed 110 additional deaths in the last 24 hours. The state’s death toll is now at 4,715, according to data…