COVID numbers rise, public health officials call for vigilance against respiratory viruses CHICAGO — With COVID-19 hospitalization back on the rise in Illinois, state public health officials are asking residents to double down on protecting themselves against seasonal illness. Twenty Illinois counties are now at a medium level for hospitalization related to COVID-19, with a 17% increase in .
Public health officials are warning residents to be mindful of the dangers of mosquito bites after Eastern equine encephalitis has been detected in mosquitoes in Massachusetts for the first time this year.