coronavirus (COVID-19)

Public Health Officials Announce 87,000 Tests Completed, 4,554 New Cases October 16, 2020 — Statewide Positivity Rate 5.1%

Fri Oct 16, 2020 06:04 pm Cardinal News

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today, Friday, October 16, 2020 reported 4,554 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, the highest one-day case total, including 38 additional confirmed deaths. […]

Illustration, created by Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Illinois Reports Highest Single-Day Total of New Coronavirus COVID-19 Cases with Rise in Positivity Rate to 4.9 Percent

Thu Oct 15, 2020 12:52 pm Cardinal News

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today, Thursday, October 15, 2020, reported 4,015 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 53 additional confirmed deaths. On September 4, 2020, IDPH reported 5,368 […]

Dallas Cowboys Quarterback Dak Prescott Suffers Open Fracture at Game Against the New York Giants

Sun Oct 11, 2020 10:38 pm Cardinal News

CARDINAL NEWS Headlines, News Highlights and Current Events for Sunday, October 11 2020 DALLAS, TX — Dallas Cowboys star quarterback Dak Prescott suffered a compound ankle fracture and dislocation when his foot was rotated during […]

Spain Orders State of Emergency in Madrid Region Following COVID-19 Cases Number Increase

Fri Oct 9, 2020 10:51 pm Cardinal News

CARDINAL NEWS Headlines, News Highlights and Current Events for Friday, October 9 2020 Tension mounts between the center-left national government and the center-right regional government in Spain over how to fight the new wave of […]

United States: State and Territory Cases Last 7 Days, October 8, 2020 (SOURCE: CDC)

Illinois Department of Public Health Officials Announce 3,059 New Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus Disease

Thu Oct 8, 2020 01:19 pm Cardinal News

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported on Thursday, October 8, 2020 a figure of 3,059 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 32 additional confirmed deaths. More than […]

President Trump’s Respiratory Rate Appears to Be About 32 Breaths Per Minute as He Stands on Truman Balcony at White House — But He Just Climbed a Flight of Stairs

Tue Oct 6, 2020 06:05 am Cardinal News

CNN observed President Trump’s return to the White House following his hospitalization due to coronavirus and noticed he removed his mask despite still being contagious, but others are watching his breathing status. Observe the movement […]

Girl, Age 13, with COVID-19 Connected As Source of an Outbreak at a 3-Week Duration Family Gathering that Infected 11 People from Four States, June–July 2020

Mon Oct 5, 2020 03:49 pm Cardinal News

The Centers for Disease Control reported Monday, October 5, 2020 that there is increasing evidence that children and adolescents can efficiently transmit SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). During July–August 2020, four […]

Walter Reed Medical Center Street View in October 2019 (©2020 Google Maps)

Timeline of President Trump’s COVID-19 Diagnosis, Oxygen Treatment Clarification Stirs Some Controversy Saturday and Sunday

Sun Oct 4, 2020 11:58 pm Cardinal News

President Donald Trump remains at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center with COVID-19, and there are questions about the timeline of his diagnosis. CBS News’ Natalie Brand reports. Far left reports claimed there must be […]

View south over Walter Reed Medical Center, AerialView (©2020 Google Maps)

President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 Treatment Learned As He is Admitted to Walter Reed Medical Center

Fri Oct 2, 2020 09:28 pm Cardinal News

President Trump shared a video to Twitter Friday after his positive diagnosis of COVID-19. Less than 24 hours after announcing he test positive for the SARS-CoV-2 that causes Coronavirus COVID-19, President Donald Trump was admitted […]

President Donald Trump and Melania Trump (PHOTO CREDIT: Shealah Craighead/Regine Mahaux)

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump Test Positive for the SARS-CoV-2 Virus that Causes Coronavirus COVID-19 Illness

Fri Oct 2, 2020 12:40 am Cardinal News

The president’s physician Sean P. Conley released a memo late Thursday, October 1, 2020 that President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. “I release the following […]

Jesse Oaks Food and Drink Sports Bar Aerial View (©2020 Google Maps)

Fourteen Restaurant/Bar Volleyball Players and Spectators Test Positive for Coronavirus COVID-19 in Lake County; 200 May Have Been Exposed

Tue Sep 29, 2020 12:24 pm Cardinal News

The Lake County Health Department is currently investigating several COVID-19 cases linked to adult volleyball leagues. So far, 14 people who played or watched volleyball at Jesse Oaks Food & Drink in Gages Lake in […]

Orangetheory Elmhurst 135 Addison Avenue Street View (©2020 Google Maps)

DuPage County Health Department Investigating Multiple Reports of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases at Orangetheory Fitness Center in Elmhurst

Tue Sep 29, 2020 11:30 am Cardinal News

Orangetheory Fitness in Elmhurst at 135 North Addison Avenue reported Monday, September 28, 2020, an outbreak of confirmed Coronavirus COVID-19 cases in recent days. The Orangetheory Elmhurst fitness center reported 18 positive COVID-19 cases, according […]

Suicide Rate January 1 to June 30, 2020 Increases 22.7 Percent Compared to Same Period in 2019 in DuPage County

Sat Sep 26, 2020 11:56 am Cardinal News

The DuPage County Health Department (DCHD) reported on Thursday, September 17, 2020 that rates of suicides have been increasing at an alarming rate over the past several years, and indicates the rate of deaths by […]

Second Consecutive Day Over 2,000; IDPH Announces 2,514 New Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus Disease

Fri Sep 25, 2020 07:38 pm Cardinal News

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Friday, September 25, 2020 reported 2,514 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 25 additional confirmed deaths. In Chicagoland, 7 new cases […]

IDPH: Decrease from 24 to 17 Illinois Counties at Warning Level for Coronavirus Disease

Fri Sep 25, 2020 07:25 pm Cardinal News

WARNING LEVEL COUNTIES: Bond, Boone, Cass, Christian, Clinton, Crawford, DeWitt, Fayette, Grundy, Hamilton, Macon, Menard, Peoria, Putnam, Washington, Wayne, and Winnebago The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Friday, September 25, 2020 reported 17 […]

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