Chicago – The spread of influenza in Chicago fell to a moderate level, according to the Ministry of Public Health at Chicago.
Last Friday, the city agency reported that influenza's indicators were declining from the end of February.
Moderate level of respiratory disease
What we know:
The general level of acute respiratory disease in Chicago has remained at moderate levels, according to CDPH.
Covid-19 activity remains low.
The RSV activity remained low and was decreasing in all monitoring indicators.
In numbers:
The number of visits to the emergency rooms and the admission to the influenza hospital was at high levels for all age groups, but it was low in the peak in late January.
Acceptance in the intensive care unit was also a decrease.
While the Covid-19 emergency room visits to Covid-19 between children between the ages of 5 years or less over the past two weeks, total admission cases in the intensive care unit have decreased slightly since last week.
The officials also indicated that the Center for Disease Control issued its initial estimates of influenza vaccine effectiveness for this season. The Federal Health Agency said that influenza and Covid-19 vaccines for this season were effective in preventing serious illness, including hospitalization, in the United States
However, the absorption of influenza and Covid-19 in Chicago is still low. As of mid-January, less than a quarter of the population received a influenza shot, and less than 12 % have received Covid-19 shot.
For more information, please visit the website of the Ministry of Public Health in Chicago.
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