The threat of COVID-19 rose across Chicago and Cook County Thursday, as federal officials moved the warning level to “medium” after 50 days at “low,” according to Centers for Disease Control data.
that COVID-19 was likely to surge once colder weather settled over Chicago for the duration, forcing people indoors.
“Families will be traveling and gathering indoors for the holidays, and I worry about that increased circulation of COVID-19 and flu, and especially the possibility of severe outcomes for those who remain unvaccinated or not up to date,” Arwady said in a statement. During the past seven days, an average of 27 people have been hospitalized each day in Chicago from COVID-19 essentially unchanged since a week ago, according to city data.
Residents of regions face a low risk of COVID-19 if there is a case rate of less than 200 confirmed cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 residents and fewer than 10 new COVID-19 hospital admissions per 100,000 residents.
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