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Illinois health officials on Friday reported 42,559 new COVID-19 cases since Nov. 26, along with 182 additional deaths and over 380,710 new vaccine doses administered.

Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic across Illinois today.

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As the omicron COVID variant is confirmed across more states, Illinois reported more than 11,000 new COVID cases. Sandra Torres has more.

According to the IDPH’s COVID data tracker, the state reported 11,524 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID Thursday.

While Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says that the omicron COVID variant is something his administration is planning for, he says he’s more concerned about increasing hospitalizations related to the virus, and NBC 5’s Stefan Holt has more details.

The state of Illinois reported more than 11,000 new confirmed and probable COVID cases on Thursday afternoon, with the spike in cases coming as the state posted the results of nearly a quarter of a million new COVID tests.

Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic across Illinois today.

The first case of the omicron COVID variant has been identified in the United States, and officials are working through their next steps as they work to learn more about the variant. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter has the details.

After a brief downturn in case numbers during the Thanksgiving holiday, the number of COVID cases in the state of Illinois is once again on an upward trend, continuing a surge that began in late October.

Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic across Illinois today.

Cases are rising in several Midwest states as temperatures cool and people head inside this winter, making the area the “current COVID hot spot,” according to Chicago’s top doctor.

Scientists across Chicago are working day and night to determine if the latest COVID-19 variant has hit our area. NBC 5’s Chris Hush goes inside a laboratory where hundreds of samples are being examined for the omicron variant.

Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic across Illinois today.

Officials at the Lake County Jail in northern Illinois are implementing new safety restrictions after more than a dozen inmates and seven correctional officers tested positive for COVID-19 in recent days.

Dr. Emily Landon, infectious disease specialist and chief hospital epidemiologist at University of Chicago Medicine answers questions on the new omicron COVID variant.

COVID symptoms linked to the omicron variant have been described as “extremely mild” by doctors in South Africa who first raised the alarm over the new strain.

Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic across Illinois today.

Chicago-based United Airlines says its currently monitoring how the new travel restrictions will impact demand for flights.

Officials with United Airlines say that new travel restrictions imposed on flights to several African nations have not yet led to any adjustments to the airline’s schedule, with the company set to operate new flights to those countries in coming days.