Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic across Illinois today.
the"high" category and 53 at"medium" status - marking an improvement from a week earlier. For the week ending Jan. 6, 73 counties were at an elevated level, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The following counties were listed at"medium" status: Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Kane counties. LaSalle, Grundy and Will counties were all ranked at"low," data revealed.The new and highly contagious COVID variant known as XBB.1.5, or informally as the"kraken" variant, quickly rose to dominance in the Northeast, but experts in the Chicago area are bracing for a similar situation to unfold here soon."We've seen a few XBB.1.5.
The new COVID variant XBB.1.5, also known unofficially as the"kraken" variant, continued to rise in the Midwest, according to data from the but what makes the new variant so contagious and are experts expecting a surge? A highly contagious"recombinant" variant composed of two different BA.2 strains, the"kraken" variant has quickly become the dominant form of COVID in the U.S. and is continuing to spread nationwide.
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