Illinois reported 2,356 new COVID cases and zero new deaths Monday. Multiple Chicago area counites have been raised to a 'medium' risk level.
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 has been raised to a "medium" risk level in Cook County as well as its surrounding counties, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Edward Walker, 67, took advantage of a regularly scheduled doctor's appointment to get all the vaccines: flu, pneumonia and the COVID bivalent booster. Weaker immune systems combined with underlying conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure put older adults at risk. Yet Dr. Roberts says it's been an uphill battle to convince some patients to get it, even for some who were first in line when the original vaccine came out.
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