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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


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Evanston to offer 5 free KN95s at EPL, senior center

February 4, 2022

Evanston is providing five, free KN95 masks to each Evanston household on Tuesday. The federal government announced Jan. 19 that it will make 400 million N95 respirator masks publicly available at no...

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COVID-19 case numbers rapidly declining, FDA to discuss vaccinations for children under 5

February 4, 2022

Confirmed COVID-19 case numbers in Evanston have been rapidly declining with a 41% reduction from last week. The city reported 281 new positive cases in the last seven days compared to last week’s...

COVID-19 test boxes and nasal swabs.

Evanston COVID-19 positive cases sees 35% reduction from last week

January 28, 2022

Evanston saw a decline in its COVID-19 seven-day moving average positivity rate, as positive cases this week were 65% of last week’s total. The city reported 477 COVID-19 positive cases in the last...

A box of COVID-19 tests and a bottle of hand sanitizer. In the foreground are three types of COVID-19 masks.

Researchers assess nationwide COVID-19 attitudes and masking adherence

January 27, 2022

The COVID States Project, co-led by political science Prof. Jamie Druckman, tracks varying attitudes and responses to public health guidance across the U.S. Three of their most recent reports examined...

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Evanston COVID-19 positivity rate sees almost 2 percentage point reduction

January 21, 2022

Evanston saw an almost two percentage point decrease in its seven-day moving average positivity rate this week compared to last. The average seven-day positivity rate among residents decreased to 4.16%...

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