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Data shows that around 17% of people in Illinois have experienced long COVID as of March, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Finding data more granular — say, for central Illinois, or even McLean County — is a little trickier.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations up in recent weeks, masks recommended in certain settings.
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ISU professor John McHale and registered nurse Xavier Jackson wrote a feature-length film inspired by Jackson's experiences in rural health care from 2020-2021.
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Illinois Executive Inspector General Susan Haling says 177 state employees appear to have defrauded the federal Paycheck Protection Program designed to help struggling businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Community health workers say building trust is often the most critical part to getting people the care they need.
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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.
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The national COVID emergency ends Thursday. McLean County Health Department administrator Jessica McKnight says access to vaccines and COVID tests likely won't change much in the short term.
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A new gallery at Illinois Art Station called #3YearsIn3Lines encourages youth to reflect on the long arc of their pandemic experiences. The community-sourced exhibition will be contributed to a COVID-19 archive at the McLean County Museum of History.
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Illinois Wesleyan University alum Sara Rodriguez won a seat in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2020. Last November, Rodriguez was elected lieutenant governor as Democrat Tony Evers won reelection as governor. It’s an unlikely outcome for a neuroscience major and psychology minor.
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A majority of Illinois counties are at low transmission, while 25 are at medium level, including Ford, Logan, Peoria and Tazewell in central Illinois.
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The winter storm that arrived on Thursday could strain Bloomington-Normal hospitals that already are close to capacity.