Resources for COVID-19 Tests and Vaccination Signups
Updated on April 1. Need a COVID-19 test? The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) posts information about testing sites across Illinois, including in Evanston. See here for a comprehensive list of test locations. Some current test sites in Evanston include: Erie Evanston/Skokie Health Center, AMITA Health Saint Francis Hospital, Northshore Immediate Care, Old Orchard, and CVS locations on Asbury Avenue and on…
Evanston moves up to medium Covid risk, Cook County stays at medium
The seven-day average of new Covid cases in Evanston was 13.9 on Jan. 25, up from 11.6 in the prior week. The chart below, prepared by the City of Evanston,…
Covid update: Evanston community risk ‘low,’ Cook County ‘medium’
In Illinois, the seven-day average of new Covid cases was 10,967 on Jan. 15, the most recent day for which data is available on the Illinois Department of Public Health’s…
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