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Both Chicago and Cook County have moved from “low” to “medium” risk for COVID-19, the Chicago Department of Public Health announced Friday, as cases continue to rise across the area. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez has the story.

Chicago’s top doctor said the question of whether or not the omicron variant will mark the end of the coronavirus pandemic isn’t quite as cut and dry as many would like it to be.

As Chicago sees early signs of decline from the omicron surge, with officials in both the city and Illinois saying a peak has been reached, what will that mean for vaccine mandates and other COVID restrictions in the city?

Chicago has officially reached the peak of the omicron COVID variant, the city’s top doctor announced Wednesday, though she noted the city is “a long way from being out of the woods.”

Illinois COVID hospitalizations peaked roughly one week ago, according to Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who said he is cautiously optimistic about a decline in metrics, but that the state is still facing heightened metrics.

Chicago has officially reached the peak of the omicron COVID variant, the city’s top doctor announced Wednesday, though she noted the city is “a long way from being out of the woods.”

With news centered currently around surging omicron cases, many are wondering what happened to the delta COVID variant that had been the dominant strain in the U.S. for several months?

Here are the top headlines you need to know as you start your day on Jan. 19, 2022.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is set to give a COVID-19 update for Illinois Wednesday afternoon.

On Thursday, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced that Illinois will enter a “Bridge Phase” prior to ending Phase 5 of its COVID-19 reopening plan next month. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez reports.

More than 1,000 cases of four COVID variants currently circulating in the U.S. have been identified in Illinois, state health officials say, as data from a state lab has found the variants are becoming “much more prominent” amid a continued rise in cases.

Four COVID variants currently circulating in the U.S. are becoming “much more prominent” in Illinois as the state battles what health officials say is a rise in cases, data from a state lab has found.

Pfizer and Biontech announced Thursday that their vaccine has proven effective against the coronavirus for at least six months after the second dose, including the South African variant.