As part of Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, the Kane County Health Department is recommending children living in certain parts of the county have their blood tested for lead levels. Aurora has the largest number of children who are at an increased risk for lead exposure, mostly due to having housing that was built with lead plumbing and paint that has lead in it, health department officials said. .
Kane County public health officials did not raise fears over the potential for more COVID outbreaks as schools reopen this week despite the county remaining in a "high" level of community transmission.
Kane County s mass vaccination hub will begin offering COVID-19 vaccinations for people 6 months and older next week. It will be by appointment only. Meanwhile, the county has fallen back into the "Medium" transmission status after being in the "High" category one month ago.
After a drop in COVID-19 cases to start the spring, Kane County Public Health officials are dealing with an upswing in May that is resulting in hospital stays and calls to take precautions at school graduations.
The number of new COVID-19 cases in Kane County is rising as the BA.2 variant becomes more common. But the number of people ending up in the hospital is falling.