Illinois facing COVID-19 surge
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Illinois is experiencing an end-of-summer surge of COVID-19.
According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, 441 people were admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 last week, a 28% increase from the week before.
The hardest hit counties were all downstate.
Nationally, hospitalizations are up 19% from a week ago, and deaths jumped 21%.
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Posted by Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Friday, August 25, 2023
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