Tazewell County Health Departemt

Doctor Denise Francisco, an infectious disease physician with OSF Health Care, speaks during Thursday's weekly Tri-County COVID-19 briefing at the Noble Center in Peoria.

Some Tri-County residents now can get COVID-19 booster shots. Health officials ask others to be patient

Joe Deacon

Tri-County health departments and pharmacies have started administering booster COVID-19 vaccine doses. But not everyone can get them yet.

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Tri-County Nears 43K COVID-19 Cases, Adds 5 More Deaths

Joe Deacon

The Tri-County area is on the verge of surpassing 43,000 COVID-19 cases as the entire region tops the 30% threshold for fully vaccinated residents.Public…

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Tri-County Adds 185 COVID-19 Infections, Tops 160K Vaccinations

Joe Deacon

Tri-County public health officials on Monday reported 185 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend, with Peoria County adding 140 more infections since Friday.…

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Weekend Sees 1 New Tri-County COVID-19 Death, 7,700 Vaccinations

Joe Deacon

Tri-County health officials on Monday reported one new death linked to COVID-19 in the past three days, while state records show close to 7,700 vaccine…

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Tri-County COVID-19 Hospitalizations Drop; Vaccine Doses Top 42K

Joe Deacon

More than 18,500 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the Tri-County region since last week – including 3,500 in the past day.…