THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH IS REPORTING AN UPTICK OF COVID-19 CASES.
MORE THAN 13-THOUSAND NEW CASES OF COVID INFECTION HAVE BEEN LOGGED OVER THE PAST WEEK, AND THAT DOESN'T COUNT THOSE WHO TESTED POSITIVE AT HOME AND NEVER WENT TO THE DOCTOR. ADDITIONALLY, 38 ILLINOIS COUNTIES ARE AT AN ELEVATED RISK FOR TRANSMISSION OF THE VIRUS SAYS STATE PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR DOCTOR SAMEER VOHRA.
VOHRA URGES EVERYONE TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE UP TO DATE ON THEIR VACCINES BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS. THAT INCLUDES COVID AND FLU SHOTS, WHICH CAN BE GIVEN AT THE SAME TIME.
AT LAST COUNT, THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND PEOPLE IN THE HOSPITAL WITH COVID.
