Coronavirus

The Central Illinois long COVID study is entering a new stage exploring how to enroll people in treatment, and how doctors can better treat the disease when it starts.

A majority of Illinois counties are at low transmission, while 25 are at medium level, including Ford, Logan, Peoria and Tazewell in central Illinois.

Hospitals are facing a capacity crunch just in time for the holidays. That's due to respiratory viruses, but COVID-19 isn't the biggest driver of hospitalizations this winter. Instead, medical officials say an earlier-than-usual onset of RSV, coupled with an influenza wave, are packing emergency departments to capacity.

The McLean County Health Department reports two more COVID-related deaths, including a man in his 60s and a man in his 80s. COVID cases and hospitalizations are steady in McLean County.

McLean County remains at medium COVID transmission. The McLean County Health Department (MCHD) on Friday reported two more COVID-related deaths.

New coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are on the rise, compared with the last time the county released COVID data on Nov. 18.

McLean County saw a slight drop in COVID hospitalizations and one additional death in the past week. The McLean County Health Department announced Friday the latest death was a man in his 90s, who was associated with a long-term care facility.

The McLean County Health Department (MCHD) on Friday reported the death of a man in his 70s. He's the county's 403rd COVID-related death since the start of the pandemic.

The McLean County Health Department has reported four more COVID-related deaths. That brings the county's COVID death toll since the start of the pandemic to 402.