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Chicago 'migrant shelter' experiences first measles outbreak in the city in five years
Early this week, reports revealed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is helping Chicago with its first measles outbreak in five years.
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'No local school decision, no parent choice': Former Chicago Public Schools head pans Pritzker's school mask mandate
The former head of Illinois’s largest school district and the nation’s third slammed Gov. J.B. Pritzker for implementing a mask mandate for all public and private schools and requiring vaccinations for state employees who work at congregate settings, such as veterans' homes or long-term care facilities, effective Oct. 4.
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1,283 people in their thirties in US test positive for COVID-19 during week ending February 21
There were 1,283 people in their thirties who in the United States tested positive for COVID-19 during the week ending February 21.
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4,152 youth between the age of 10-19 in US test positive for COVID-19 during week ending November 27
There were 4,152 youth between the age of 10-19 who in the United States tested positive for COVID-19 during the week ending November 27.
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1,636 people die from COVID-19 during the week ending May 2
There were 1,636 COVID-19 deaths reported in the U.S. during the week ending May 2
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Des Plaines surgeon warns of possible secondary COVID-19 health crisis
A Des Plaines orthopedic surgeon indicated a secondary health care crisis may emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic if other medical ailments are not treated or postponed.
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7,875 people die from COVID-19 during the week ending April 25
There were 7,875 COVID-19 deaths reported in the U.S. during the week ending April 25
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From North Cook News
More Cook County residents felled by flu in 2017-18 than COVID-19
More than 28,000 Cook County residents contracted strains of influenza during the 2017-2018 flu season, far more than the 4,767 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported here so far. Skeptics may point out the coronavirus might only have reached Cook County by January.