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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 September 30, 2022
Note: We've changed the layout of this post in order to make the charts more readable.information gathered by Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (October 1, 2022)...
Weekly COVID-19 data, released September 23, 2022
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LANSING, Ill. (September 23, 2022)...
Weekly COVID-19 data, released September 16, 2022
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LANSING, Ill. (September 17, 2022)...
Video: Melanie’s experience with COVID and community
by Josh Bootsma
LANSING, Ill. (September 16, 2022) – Last weekend, Melanie had COVID. This weekend, she and Josh talk about her experience with the...
Weekly COVID-19 data, released September 9, 2022
Note: We've changed the layout of this post in order to make the charts more readable.information gathered by Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (September 9, 2022)...
Weekly COVID-19 data, released August 26, 2022
information gathered by Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (August 26, 2022) - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 24,297 new confirmed and probable...
Weekly COVID-19 data, released August 19, 2022
information gathered by Melanie Jongsma
LANSING, Ill. (August 20, 2022) - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today reported 25,084 new confirmed and probable...
Walgreens now offering flu shots
Information provided by Walgreens
DEERFIELD, Ill. (August 16, 2022) – Walgreens is now offering flu shots for anyone ages 3 years and up at nearly...
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...