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The Health and Safety category includes news and tips from local hospitals, clinics, medical professionals, and emergency services contacts who serve the Lansing community.
Weekly COVID-19 data, published May 13, 2022
information gathered by Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (May 13, 2022) - Today IDPH reported 40,026 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in...
Weekly COVID-19 data, published May 6, 2022
information gathered by Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (May 6, 2022) - Today IDPH reported 30,633 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in...
Weekly COVID-19 data, published April 29, 2022
Lansing positivity rate surges to 20.9%
information gathered by Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (April 29, 2022) - Today IDPH reported 24,646 new confirmed and probable cases...
Weekly COVID-19 data, published April 22, 2022
information gathered by Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (April 22, 2022) - Today IDPH reported 19,551 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in...
Mask mandate ends for public transit, airports in Illinois
Information provided by the Governor's Office
CHICAGO, Ill. (April 20, 2022) – To align with the ending of the enforcement of the federal mask mandate...
Weekly COVID-19 data, published April 15, 2022
information gathered by Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (April 15, 2022) - On Tuesday, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced it would be adopting...
IDPH warns of ‘slowly rising’ COVID-19 cases
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (April 14, 2022) – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) issued a warning Thursday that COVID-19 case rates are slowly rising...
Weekly COVID-19 data, published April 8, 2022
information gathered by Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (April 8, 2022) - On Friday, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported 10,786 new confirmed and...
Weekly COVID-19 data, published April 2, 2022
information gathered by Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (April 2, 2022) - On Friday, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported 8,426 new confirmed and...
‘Girls Health Matters’ seminar to be held in South Holland April 2
By Josh Bootsma
SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill. (March 29, 2022) – M.E.A.N. Girls Empowerment is hosting its first health summit about girls health, entitled, "Girls Health...
South Suburban College COVID testing and vaccination site to close
As statewide testing needs decrease, March 31 with be the college's last day of testing and vaccination
Information provided by the Illinois Department of Public...
Weekly COVID-19 data, published March 26, 2022
information gathered by Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (March 26, 2022) - On Friday, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported 8,039 new confirmed and...
Lansing author publishes book on struggle with bipolar disorder
Christian author Abigail Alleman's bipolar disorder is the focus of her new book, A Million Skies: Secure in God’s Strength When Your Mind Can’t...
Weekly COVID-19 data, published March 18, 2022
information gathered by Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (March 18, 2022) - On Friday, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported 7,467 new confirmed and...
Weekly COVID-19 data, published March 11, 2022
information gathered by Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (March 11, 2022) - On Friday, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported 8,519 new confirmed and...