COVID-19 Youth & School Resources

Data includes youth vaccination rates, cases, deaths, and emergency department visits, as well as COVID-19 community transmission. 

Reported COVID-19 youth outbreaks in schools, youth camps, day care, K-12 classroom, and K-12 non-sports activities, by county.

Test positivity, new cases, case rates, case increases, deaths, emergency department visits, hospital admissions, ICU availability, and cluster metrics for school decision making, by county.

School guidance includes health and safety requirements, as well as information about vaccination, masking, testing, contact tracing, close contacts, and exclusion.

Frequently Asked Questions addressing:

• Vaccination
• Face Coverings
• Physical Distancing
• COVID-19 Testing
• Contact Tracing
• Exclusion

Guidance issued by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) for all youth recreational sports, school-based sports (high school and elementary school), travel clubs, private leagues and clubs, recreational leagues and centers, and park district sports programs.

Guidance for testing and screening in schools and other community settings.

• School health clinics
• In school
• Pharmacies
• Health care facilities

Algorithm for determining who should be excluded from schools and day care programs and when those individuals may return.

Guidance for musicians playing instruments or singing, including masking, distancing, hygiene, sharing equipment, disinfection, and rehearsal recommendations.