Doctors warn of surge in COVID-19 cases, encourage Chicagoans to get new vaccine this fall

"COVID is still here. It's been here throughout," said UI Health Chief Quality Officer Dr. Susan Bleasdale.

It's not the drastic levels the city was seeing in early 2022, when nearly 7,000 Chicagoans were coming down with COVID-19. But, Bleasdale said the surge is a good reminder. "The community levels go up, and then we start to see the hospitalizations come up afterward," Bleasdale said. Bleasdale said it's imperative that people take proper precautions by getting the vaccine and being careful around large groups of people if you are older or are immune compromised.

"Masks work really well in helping to prevent transmission and helping to protect you from infection," Bleasdale said.Health department data shows that, on average, two to three Chicagoans are dying from COVID-19 each week. It's a very low rate, but still enough to make people aware.Both doctors said to expect a new COVID-19 vaccine that should be available at the end of September.

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