CHICAGO (WMBD)-- Illinois' state of public health emergency is coming to an end. According to a Pritzker press release, the emergency declaration will end on May 11. The state will align with the federal government's decision to end the national public health emergency. “Since COVID-19 first emerged nearly three ...

GIBSON CO., Ind. (WEHT) -- The Gibson County Jail is taking extra precautions after two people inside the jail tested positive for COVID-19. Newly elected Sheriff Bruce Vanoven says he learned about the positive cases on Monday after jail staff reached out to him. According to a press release sent by Sheriff Vanoven, t...

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — The Indiana Department of Health's COVID-19 dashboard will now be updated on a weekly basis rather than daily. IDOH announced the change on Thursday, saying in a release that the weekly updates reflect a national shift from daily case counts to weekly metrics. The COVID-19 dashboa...

CHICAGO (WCIA) – Treatments for COVID-19 have been helping many people stay out of the hospital. According to data released by the Illinois Department of Public Health on Friday, approximately 8,600 Illinoisans avoided the hospital due to COVID-19 treatments since May. Dr. Sameer Vohra says the key for the medica...

ILLINOIS (WCIA) -- A new map of COVID community levels released by the CDC shows that the situation in Illinois continues to worsen as more counties slip into the high level. After staying level at 28 between July 3 and July 10, the number of Illinois counties in the high level increased to 50 by [...]