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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, released August 12, 2022
information gathered by Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (August 12, 2022) - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 26,462 new confirmed and probable...
Weekly COVID-19 data, released August 5, 2022
information gathered by Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (August 5, 2022) - On Friday, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported 30,762 new confirmed and...
Governor Pritzker issues Monkeypox Virus Public Health Emergency Declaration
Information from the Governor's Office and the CDC
CHICAGO, Ill. (August 1, 2022) – Governor Pritzker issued a proclamation on August 1 declaring the monkeypox...
Weekly COVID-19 data, released July 29, 2022
information gathered by Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (July 29, 2022) - On Friday, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported 35,371 new confirmed and...
Weekly COVID-19 data, released July 22, 2022
information gathered by Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (July 23, 2022) - On Friday, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported 32,268 new confirmed and...
Illinois requests more monkeypox vaccines from federal government
Information provided by the Governor's Office
CHICAGO, Ill. (July 22, 2022) – Governor Pritzker called on Secretary Xavier Becerra, head of the US Department of...
Illinois announces 988 Suicide Prevention Hotline
American Rescue Plan funding will support efforts to address suicide and mental health crisis care in Illinois
Information provided by the Illinois Department of Human...
Gary Community Partnership to host Back2Health 3K run and Back to School Health Fair
Information provided by C Whitt PR
Free event runs 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. and includes many health-related services and activities
GARY, Ind. (July 19, 2022)...
Weekly COVID-19 data, released July 15, 2022
CDC reports 94 Illinois counties at High or Medium community level; Public Health officials urge caution and masking indoors in areas with elevated risk
information...
Gov. Pritzker appoints Dr. Sameer Vohra as new IPDH Director
Dr. Vohra, a pediatrician in central and southern Illinois, named as permanent replacement for Dr. Ngozi Ezike
Information provided by the Governor's Office
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (July...
Weekly COVID-19 data, released July 8, 2022
information gathered by Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (July 8, 2022) - On Friday, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported 27,543 new confirmed and...
Weekly COVID-19 data, released July 1, 2022
information gathered by Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (July 2, 2022) - On Friday IDPH reported 28,216 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
Weekly COVID-19 data, published June 25, 2022
information gathered by Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (June 25, 2022) - On Friday IDPH reported 27,094 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
Weekly COVID-19 data, published June 17, 2022
information gathered by Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (June 17, 2022) - On Friday IDPH reported 27,112 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
IDPH to offer free covidSHIELD tests for Illinois public schools next school year
Federally-funded effort aims to control virus spread in schools
Information provided by the Illinois Department of Public Health
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (June 15, 2022) – The Illinois...