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A graph showing positivity rates for COVID-19 in Illinois in September and October, with the average hovering near 3.5 percent and then rising to about 4 percent.

Illinois Data Challenges with COVID Reporting

Michael Cailas told ABC 7 Chicago News lags in data reporting and lack of specificity in reporting outbreaks, particularly in workplaces, may be spurring some outbreaks.

A medical professional prepares to perform a COVID-19 nasal swab test with a patient.

Community Testing Sites in Chicago

Dr. Howard Ehrman, MPH '91, told the Chicago Sun-Times COVID-19 testing sites need consistency in location and availability, particularly in Chicago's south and west sides.

Mile Square Health Center on Roosevelt Road in Chicago.

Precarious Finances for Community Hospitals

Dr. Linda Rae Murray, MPH '80 and adjunct assistant professor, was interviewed by Crain's Chicago on the state of finances for local community hospitals across the city.

An aerial view of the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant in Cicero, Illinois.

Tracking Coronavirus in Wastewater and Sewers

A seed fund grant from the Discovery Partners Institute will launch testing of Chicago-area wastewater to track the volume of COVID-19 virus in wastewater samples.

An ice cream vendor pushes his cart past a wall mural on a street in Little Village.

Protecting Food Vendors in the Pandemic

LaRaza, a Spanish-language Chicago newspaper, profiled a UIC Center for Healthy Work project creating informational posters to promote safety for food vendors in Little Village.