Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic across Illinois today.
In a notable change from months past, only three of Illinois' 102 counties remain at"high" community level status, with improvements in COVID-19 case rates and other metrics occurring in recent weeks, according to the state's Department of Public Health.
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 CDC has changed its estimates for how prevalent the agency believes XBB.1.5 is in the U.S. late last week, now saying the variant makes up just 27.6% cases, down from the roughly 40% of cases being reported. That would make it no longer dominant in the country, though it continues to make up a majority of cases in the Northeast, with the variant believed to be responsible for more than 70% of COVID infections.
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