Illinois’ 7th coronavirus case reported in Chicago
A Chicago man in his 60s is hospitalized in serious condition after contracting COVID-19. Also, a Missouri woman who traveled on an Amtrak train from Chicago to St. Louis last Wednesday tested positive for the virus, according to the rail agency.
Officials announced Sunday that a Chicago man in his 60s is the seventh person in Illinois to contract coronavirus and warned that more cases are likely to crop up in the coming days.
The man is now hospitalized in serious condition as authorities investigate, according to the Chicago Department of Public Health. The latest case has not been linked to any travel or other individuals who have been stricken by COVID-19, including an aide at Vaughn Occupational High School in Portage Park.
Though Chicago’s public health commissioner Allison Arwady said the new case “does not mean there is widespread transmission of COVID-19 occurring in Chicago,” she noted that the city is “taking this case of potential community transmission very seriously.”
Officials announced Sunday that a Chicago man in his 60s is the seventh person in Illinois to contract coronavirus and warned that more cases are likely to crop up in the coming days.
The man is now hospitalized in serious condition as authorities investigate, according to the Chicago Department of Public Health. The latest case has not been linked to any travel or other individuals who have been stricken by COVID-19, including an aide at Vaughn Occupational High School in Portage Park.
Though Chicago’s public health commissioner Allison Arwady said the new case “does not mean there is widespread transmission of COVID-19 occurring in Chicago,” she noted that the city is “taking this case of potential community transmission very seriously.”
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