COVID-19 vaccine

There's a chill in the morning air and that means fall, and flu season, are right around the corner.

Updated figures on the Illinois Department of Public Health website show Peoria, Tazewell and Woodford counties with 20 deaths credited to the pandemic since Oct. 13.

Federal officials say the United States could be entering a new phase in treating COVID-19.

Dr. Sharjeel Ahmad, an associate professor of infectious diseases at the University of Illinois College of Medicine-Peoria, discusses what people should know about monkeypox coronavirus mutations.

Statistics from the Illinois Department of Public Health show the Tri-County adding 3,494 new COVID-19 cases in the last month, along with 13 fatalities.

The Peoria City/County Health Department on Monday reported 257 active cases, including eight hospitalized residents.

Active COVID-19 cases in Peoria County have fallen to the lowest total since just before Thanksgiving, down from a variant-driven surge that peaked a little over a month ago.

Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccines are expected to received approval for kids under age 5 soon, and the local healthcare system is already preparing to administer them.

Peoria County announced four COVID-related fatalities on Tuesday, a day after reporting three deaths over the weekend. Tazewell County also reported three deaths between Friday and Monday.

Following the region’s second-deadliest month of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tri-County public health officials on Friday reported 13 additional fatalities attributed to the disease since Monday.