the IDPH said, with “three times” as many admissions for flu as there are for COVID and RSV. “We are seeing sustained, high levels of influenza,” Welvel added. According to health ...

Of those, 7.8% were attributed to flu, 1.6% to COVID-19 and 0.7% to RSV. “IDPH continues to closely monitor data on seasonal viruses during this respiratory season,” IDPH Director Dr. Sameer ...

Despite having one of the most sophisticated health care systems in the world, the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic fell well short when compared to other developed nations.

The director of the IDPH speaks out about how the exit from ... Illinois could lose critical time detecting threats like new COVID-19 variants, Ebola, avian influenza, and more,” he wrote.

ILLINOIS (WAND) — With the peak of flu season approaching, IDPH is reporting rising numbers of flu cases across the state. However, Graham Briggs, the State Epidemiologist with the Illinois ...