Nationally, we are seeing a late-summer uptick in COVID test positivity and hospitalizations. What does that mean locally? We asked the experts to answer your most pressing COVID questions.
“Historically, over the last few years, we do tend to see these kind of surges happen, first in the Northeast or the South, and then kind of trickle to the Midwest, but that's not always the case,” said Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Sameer Vohra.
Local public health officials say it’s too soon to sound the alarms about a potential surge; however, they offer insight into how health departments are approaching COVID-19 since the end of the public health emergency declaration in May and how people can protect themselves, especially as we head into the fall season.Might there be a potential COVID-19 surge in the area?
How has tracking and monitoring COVID-19 changed since the end of the U.S. public health emergency declaration in May? The shift away from focusing on COVID-19 cases also comes as more people test at home versus in a lab or other medical settings, making it more difficult to track.
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