Illinois reported 3,348 new COVID-19 cases and 22 new deaths Thursday.
COVID-19 transmission has been raised to a "medium" risk level in Cook County as well as many of its surrounding counties, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.There have been at least 3,966,544 total COVID cases in the state since the start of the pandemic and at least 35,750 related deaths.As of Wednesday night, 1,807 patients in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19.
She followed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines and wore a mask throughout Thursday's news conference. Since the bivalent booster has been around since September, the CDC released a detailed report on how it's been working for the past few months. Data show the booster cuts hospitalizations and ER visits by at least 50%.
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