COVID-19

At St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Queens, N.Y., doctors, nurses and morgue workers describe the toll the coronavirus crisis has taken on their institution – and on each of them personally. The New York Times went inside the hospital 48 days after its first COVID-19 case.

Officials reported no new cases of the coronavirus in west suburban Oak Park Wednesday — a first since March 25. The first case of COVID-19 was reported in the suburb March 18 and the village declared a state of emergency and implemented a stay at home order that same day. Since then, 293 residents have tested positive, according to officials….

Nationwide demonstrations protesting the death of George Floyd have fueled concerns that those large crowds could cause a second wave of coronavirus around the country. New information is out today addressing the worries and gives advice on what keeps us safe.

This interactive map shows the spread of the new coronavirus around the United States since March 1, when there were about 100 cases confirmed around the country. Health officials in China first announced they were treating dozens of cases of an unknown illness on Dec. 31 and reported the first known death from the new coronavirus on Jan. 11. The…

This interactive map shows the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19 around the world since late January. Health officials in China first announced they were treating dozens of cases of an unknown illness on Dec. 31 and reported the first known death from the new coronavirus on Jan. 11. The data used to compile this map comes from Johns…

That’s about 25% of the staff who work at the Iowa plant.

Health experts are concerned that protests erupting across the nation and the law enforcement response to them will upend efforts to track and contain the spread of coronavirus just as those efforts were finally getting underway

A California biotech company says its experimental drug remdesivir improved symptoms when given for five days to moderately ill, hospitalized patients with COVID-19

COVID-19 community based testing sites across the state are closed Monday, Illinois Department of Public Health announced Sunday night. Closed testing sites include those in: Harwood Heights South Holland Rolling Meadows Auburn/Chatham/Gresham Champaign Peoria East St. Louis Waukegan Aurora Rockford IDPH has not announced updates for further closures of testing sites after Monday. After a weekend of protests in...

More than two months after the staff of Shady Oaks Assisted Living in Bristol, Connecticut, moved into the home at the peak of the coronavirus surge to keep the residents isolated from illness, most of the caregivers will leave for the first time this weekend. The home, according to its owner, remains COVID-free.

A divided Supreme Court on Friday rejected an emergency appeal by a California church that challenged state limits on attendance at worship services that have been imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Over the dissent of the four more conservative justices, Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court’s four liberals in turning away a request from the...

Las condiciones no son las adecuadas para que el país regrese a la actividad.

Universal Orlando plans to reopen its hotels to guests, more than two months after they were closed to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus

The number of coronavirus cases in Illinois has continued to grow this month prompting the cancellation of several events and closures of multiple Chicago-area schools to prevent its spread. Meanwhile, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has declared a disaster proclamation over the outbreak in the state, which is under a stay-at-home order until May 30. (Note: for the latest cases in Indiana,…

Doctors who treated some of the earliest cases of the COVID-related illness that has sickened more than 200 children in the tri-state have shared what they found and what they learned about the condition

The Boston Marathon won’t be run this year, Mayor Marty Walsh announced Thursday, calling it unfeasible for public health reasons as the coronavirus pandemic continues to hit Massachusetts. The race will be replaced with virtual events. “There’s no way to hold the usual race format without bringing large numbers of people into close proximity,” Walsh said at a news...

A grim new COVID milestone hit the United States, with more than 100,000 lives now lost to the virus.

Chicago police announced three more cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases in the department to 551.

New estimates of the number of asymptomatic people with the coronavirus suggest that “silent” COVID-19 is much more prevalent than once thought, according to two studies published Wednesday.

Like millions of Americans, Oceanside resident Rob Wetzel is working from home during the coronavirus pandemic, spending more time on his computer and phone. He doesn’t know when or how it happened, but his online passwords were stolen.  “I got an email and the subject of the email was my password to this special program that I use and...