coronavirus (COVID-19)

Lake County Health Department Reports Upward Trend in New Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Cases Among Teenagers and Young Adults

Wed Jul 8, 2020 02:32 pm Cardinal News

The Lake County Health Department is reporting an upward trend in new Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) cases among teenagers and young adults in the past two weeks. Since June 25, 2020, cases reported in Lake County […]

Dr. Andrew Pastewski, an ICU Specialist in Florida, Discusses Coronavirus Pandemic; Task Force Discusses Back to School

Wed Jul 8, 2020 12:01 pm Cardinal News

Dr. Andrew Pastewski, going back to work today after being under quarantine with COVID-19, became emotional while describing treating coronavirus patients who did not survive. Coronavirus Divide Dr. Andrew Pastewski, an ICU specialist (pulmonologist) in […]

Kimberly Guilfoyle Tests Positive for COVID-19, Quarantines While at President Trump’s Speech Event at Mt. Rushmore

Sat Jul 4, 2020 12:46 am Cardinal News

Kimberly Guilfoyle, who is a former Fox News co-host and girlfriend of Donald Trump Jr., tested positive for COVID-19 while in South Dakota. The president’s son Donald Trump Jr. tested negative. Guilfoyle had been expected […]

This illustration, created by Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Note the spikes that adorn the outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona surrounding the virion, when viewed electron microscopically. A novel coronavirus, named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China in 2019. The illness caused by this virus has been named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

McHenry County Health Department: Asymptomatic Demonstrator Tested Positive for COVID-19, Urges Testing of All Participants, Safe Practices for 4th of July

Fri Jul 3, 2020 05:56 am Cardinal News

McHenry County health officials on Wednesday July 1, 2020 announced the McHenry County Health Department is urging people who attended a protest last weekend in McHenry to get tested for the coronavirus after an asymptomatic […]

United States Sets New Single-Day High Record for New Coronavirus Cases on Wednesday July 1, 2020

Fri Jul 3, 2020 05:04 am Cardinal News

Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Thursday morning July 2, 2020 that new U.S. coronavirus infections diagnosed in a single day surged past 50,000 for the first time […]

Dr. Anthony Fauci Warns U.S. Could See 100,000 New Coronavirus Cases Per Day If Behavior Doesn’t Turn Around

Tue Jun 30, 2020 02:28 pm Cardinal News

Fauci warns there could be up 100,000 new cases of coronavirus per day during his testimony at the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing titled “‘COVID-19: Update on Progress Toward Safely Getting Back […]

Three Symptom Categories Added to Official COVID-19 Symptom List without Any Fanfare; Some Major Health Sources Haven’t Updated

Sat Jun 27, 2020 11:20 pm Cardinal News

The CDC has three new symptom categories that were added to its official symptom list: Congestion or runny nose Nausea or vomiting Diarrhea The new symptom categories were quietly declared related to COVID-19 on May […]

Florida, Idaho, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah Set New Daily Records for New Coronavirus Cases in a Single Day

Fri Jun 26, 2020 10:59 pm Cardinal News

Florida and five other states set new daily records for new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday June 26, 2020. The Florida Department of Health reported 8,942 confirmed cases, surpassing its previous record of […]

Texas Governor Greg Abbott Pauses Re-Opening Phase Following Increase in COVID-19 Cases and Increase in Hospitalizations

Fri Jun 26, 2020 10:10 pm Cardinal News

In an effort to slow a surge of COVID-19 cases, Gov. Greg Abbott has order bars in Texas to close again starting Friday. Restaurants are also order to go back to a 50% limited capacity. […]

House Republicans Demmer, Hammond, Morrison and Spain Appointed to Budget Oversight Commission

Fri Jun 26, 2020 09:14 pm Cardinal News

Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) appointed four members of the House Republican Caucus to the Legislative Budget Oversight Commission. The Commission will monitor budget management actions taken by the Governor and oversee […]

CDC Announces Expansion of List of People with Medical Conditions at Risk of Severe COVID-19 Illness

Fri Jun 26, 2020 08:16 am Cardinal News

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday June 25, 2020 announced the expansion of the list patients with special conditions that are at an increased risk of getting severely ill from COVID-19. […]

Are We Ready for This? Fitness Centers Start Revealing Details About Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Re-Opening

Thu Jun 25, 2020 12:07 pm Cardinal News

Sebastian Maniscalco offers a briefing on his experiences at the gym, and it might help people get mentally prepared for exercising alongside people of the pandemic re-opening crowd at the gym. Maybe you’ve longed for […]

Gov. Pritzker Guidelines for Phase 4 Coronavirus Precautions Released; Allowed from Progress in Slowing the Spread of COVID-19 in Illinois

Mon Jun 22, 2020 04:33 pm Cardinal News

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker released new guidelines Monday June 22, 2020 as the State of Illinois is scheduled to progress to Phase 4 of a coronavirus COVID-19 reopening plan on Friday June 26, 2020. All […]

DMV Re-Closures: Schaumburg and South Holland Department of Motor Vehicle Facilities Close Again After Workers Test Positive For COVID-19

Sat Jun 20, 2020 11:20 am Cardinal News

Two Chicago area DMVs are closing down just two weeks after reopening because workers tested positive for COVID-19. The Schaumburg DMV at 1227 East Golf Road that reopened June 2, 2020 was closed this week […]

Lake County Illinois Officials Warn of Contact Tracing Scams, and How to Avoid Being Scammed

Fri Jun 19, 2020 04:46 pm Cardinal News

Lake County, Illinois officials warned residents on Friday June 19, 2020 of contact tracing scams where criminals pretend to be contact tracers to steal vital information like social security numbers and banking information over the […]

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