The telehealth program for remote patient monitoring for COVID-19 is now available to the rest of Illinois.

Gov. JB Pritzker in his daily COVID-19 press briefing on Saturday indicated the program is available to patients who are infected with a mild strain of COVID-19 who can recover from home.

Gov. Pritzker announced Advocate Aurora Healthcare is providing coverage for Northern Illinois and Chicago. OSF Healthcare provides services in Central Illinois, Metro East, and Rockford. SIU School of Medicine provides care for Southern and West Central Illinois.

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 1,585 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 125 additional deaths.