CHICAGO — Dr. Allison Arwady, the commissioner for the Chicago Department of Public Health, predicted Friday that Chicago will move back into a medium COVID-19 risk level in the coming weeks.
She also warned at a news conference Friday of a potential “triple combo” of illnesses among children between COVID-19, the flu and acute respiratory illnesses, rates of which are surging past levels seen over the last two years.
Chicago is still at the low community level for COVID-19, with between 15 and 20 Chicagoans hospitalized every day and three to five deaths each week. COVID-19 community levels are a measure created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help communities determine what preventive measures need to be taken in an area based on the number of new cases and hospitalizations. Chicago and the suburbs moved into a low level for the first time since May at the end of September.
