An accompanying chart shows the weekly number of new cases per 100,000 people for Evanston, Suburban Cook County, Chicago and the State. The chart shows that the number of new cases has increased in each area in the last week. The chart also shows that each area is still much higher than IDPH’s target of […]
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Brief COVID-19 Update on Dec. 26: NIne New Cases in Evanston, 3,293 in the State
The number of new cases of Evanstonians dropped significantly in the last three days; and the number of new cases in the State today was lowest in two months. While a low number of tests may be a factor in the low number of cases in the State, Evanston had a relatively high number of […]
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Dec. 23: Twenty-five New COVID-19 Cases in Evanston, 6,762 in the State
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases per day in Evanston has ranged between 24.6 and 32.7 cases per day since Dec. 3, and the average today is at 29.3. The seven-day average in the State has fallen from 8,867 per day on Dec. 3 to 6,778 today – which is still very high. Statewide, […]
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Dec. 22: Eighteen New COVID-19 Cases in Evanston, 6,239 in the State
The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases in the State today is 6,830, the lowest it has been since Nov. 3. It is down from an all-time high of 12,380 on Nov. 17. Hospitalizations in the State today are 4,571, compared to an all-time high of 6,171 on Nov. 23. The number of deaths remains […]
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Nov. 9: Twenty-nine New Covid-19 Cases in Evanston, 10,210 in the State
The COVID-19 virus continued to spread through Evanston, Suburban Cook County, Chicago and Illinois over the weekend, and hospitalizations continued to rise. “Make no mistake, the weeks and months ahead in our fight against COVID-19 will remain phenomenally difficult,” said Governor JB Pritzker at a briefing today. “But specifically, here in Illinois, we will persevere. […]
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Nov. 2: Eight New Covid-19 Cases in Evanston, 6,222 in the State
Over the weekend, new COVID-19 cases continued to mount, test positivity rates continued to rise, and hospitalizations have jumped. So far, the new restrictions imposed by Governor JB Pritzker in the past few weeks have not slowed the spread of the virus. At a briefing today, Gov. Pritzker was asked if he was considering imposing […]
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Oct. 31: Twenty-nine new COVID-19 cases for Evanstonians; 7,899 in the State
There were 29 new COVID-19 cases of Evanstonians today, which set a record for Evanston. There have been a total of 1,489 cases of Evanstonians, 311 of which are active. For the week ending Oct. 29, Northwestern has reported a total of 58 new COVID-19 cases. This, however, includes faculty, staff and students who do […]
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Oct. 29: Sixteen New Covid-19 Cases in Evanston, a Record 6,363 New Cases in the State
Perhaps to defend his decisions to close indoor bar and dining service in most Regions of the State in past few weeks, Governor JB Pritzker at a briefing this afternoon summarized the increase in new COVID-19 cases, test positivity rates, hospitalizations and deaths since October 1. “Things are moving in a bad direction all across […]
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Oct. 28: Nine New Covid-19 Cases in Evanston, 6,110 New Cases in the State
“This is a tremendous wave,” said Gov. JB Pritzker at a briefing this afternoon. “The Covid storm is apparently covering the entire nation.” He announced that resurgence mitigations will be imposed on Region 9 (Lake and McHenry Counties) beginning on Oct. 31 because its test positivity rate has been higher than 8% for three consecutive […]
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Oct. 27: Eight New Covid-19 Cases in Evanston; State Imposes New Restrictions in Chicago
Governor JB. Pritzker announced today the Chicago will be subject to Tier 1 restrictions beginning on Friday, Oct. 30. The restrictions were imposed “due to a sustained increase in its positivity rate as well as a sustained increase in COVID-related hospitalizations for more than seven of the past ten days,” said Gov. Pritzker. Yesterday, Tier […]