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The Illinois Department of Public Health has issued a statement following an announcement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that COVID-19 guidelines have been updated, with the five-day isolation recommendation being removed.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its COVID guidelines for 2024, removing the five-day isolation recommendation as the agency said it aims to mirror guidance for other respiratory infections. So what do you need to do if you test positive for COVID?

The agency last changed its policy for COVID-positive diagnoses in 2021, when it reduced the isolation guidelines from 10 days to five days.

Illinois’ health department released a statement amid reports this week of potential changes coming to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s COVID guidelines.

New COVID guidelines are reportedly in the works and it could mean the removal of the five-day isolation period for those who test positive, NBC Chicago’s Lauren Petty reports.

Should there be a change in COVID guidelines and protocols for those who test positive for the virus?

New COVID guidelines are reportedly in the works and it could mean the removal of the five-day isolation period for those who test positive.

Illinois health officials issued a “health alert” Thursday to hospitals, long-term care centers and other health care facilities recommending increased “mitigation efforts” as respiratory viruses increase in the state.

With COVID activity on the rise, many who test positive or know someone who has might be wondering how long a person is contagious with the virus.

The Chicago Department of Public Health is trying to help people get vaccinated through one of its last city college clinics, with COVID cases on the rise in nearly half of the state’s counties. Lisa Chavarria has the story.

As fall hits its halfway point, numerous Illinois counties are seeing increases in COVID-related hospitalizations, with at least two seeing increases of more than 200% in recent days.

With COVID activity on the rise, many who test positive or know someone who has might be wondering how long a person is contagious with the virus.

Amid a rise in COVID cases and the start of fall allergies, flu and RSV season, experts say testing is an important tool heading into the cooler month.

As more people begin testing positive for COVID once again, how long might symptoms last? Or if you have no symptoms, how long should you isolate?

COVID is rising in many locations, including Illinois, right now, so what should you do if you test positive? Here’s a refresher on the protocols to follow.

COVID hospitalizations are increasing substantially across much of the U.S. for the first time this year, just as students are returning to school and shortly before updated shots arrive at pharmacies for a fall vaccination campaign.

Have a sore throat? Congestion? With COVID cases rising and allergy season heightening in the Chicago area, it can be challenging to know what’s what.

The new dominant strain of COVID in the United States is causing cases to rise in many locations, but is it causing any new symptoms?

Multiple mutations of the omicron COVID-19 variant are making their way through the United States, but what do we know about these new strains?

The new dominant strain of COVID in the United States is causing cases to rise in many locations, but is it causing any new symptoms?