COVID19 hospitalizations, new cases rising, time to get bivalent vaccine, IDPH, Chicago docs say.
Average new daily cases of COVID-19 rose by 9% in a week while hospitalizations increased by 6%, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Friday.
Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake and McHenry counties plus Chicago are at a medium transmission risk for COVID-19. Will County is at a low level, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control reported Friday. Chicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady also noted Friday that"cases are on the rise in Chicago and nationwide and I expect we could reach a high in the next week or two. New York City and Los Angeles are already there." And,"with people gathering for the holidays it wouldn't be surprising to see a further surge in cases," Arwady stated.
As of Friday, the seven-day average number of new COVID-19 cases in Illinois was 3,333 compared to 3,058 on Dec. 9.
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