Illinois reported 2,103 new COVID cases and 9 new deaths Tuesday. Chicago's top doc is urging residents to get the flu shot and COVID booster now.
The Illinois Dept. of Public Health says "daily deaths reported on weekends and at the beginning of the week may be low" and "those deaths will be captured in subsequent days."COVID-19 transmission had risen to a "medium" risk level across the Chicago area earlier this month, but was reduced to the "low" transmission category on Friday, as determined by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
With the flu surging in Chicago and in the suburbs, the city's top doctor is pushing everyone 6 months and older to get their COVID and flu vaccines ahead of the holidays.
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