The Illinois Department of Public Health announced that with the holidays approaching, data indicate that the impact of respiratory viruses is being felt across the state, with 44 counties now at an elevated level for COVID-19 hospitalizations, according to the CDC’s national COVID Data Tracker.
COVID-19 hospitalization data indicates that 39 counties are at medium level and five are at high level, while statewide, 1,039 new hospitalizations were reported.
