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With nearly every Chicago-area county having reached the “medium community level” for COVID-19 and one Chicago suburb reaching “high” transmission levels, per guidance set by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, what does that mean for you?

With nearly every Chicago-area county having reached the “medium community level” for COVID-19 and one Chicago suburb reaching “high” transmission levels, per guidance set by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, what does that mean for you?

One Chicago-area suburb has reached a “high” community COVID risk level, under guidelines set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At the same time, two additional counties have joined nearly the entire Chicago area in reaching an elevated risk level.

Chicago moved from “low” to “medium” risk for COVID-19 transmission on Friday, so when could health officials reinstate restrictions like the mask mandate?

As Chicago moves from “low” to “medium” COVID-19 risk due to an increasing number of cases, city health officials are “strongly recommending” that people wear a mask in public, indoor spaces.

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.

With nearly every Chicago-area county having reached the “medium community level” for COVID-19, per guidance set by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, what does that mean for you?

As COVID cases continue to rise in Illinois, nearly all of the Chicago area is now experiencing medium risk levels for the virus, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Several suburban Chicago communities are seeing increased transmission of COVID-19, but metrics would have to get significantly worse before any mandates or protocol changes would be implemented, health experts tell NBC 5. Lauren Petty has the details.

Suburban Cook County is now in a “medium” risk level for COVID transmission, according to the area health officials.

As COVID cases continue to rise in Illinois and in the U.S., a second Chicago-area county is now experiencing medium risk levels for the virus, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

As COVID cases continue to rise in Illinois and in the U.S., five Illinois counties are now experiencing medium risk levels for the virus, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

As COVID cases continue to rise in Illinois and in the U.S., four Illinois counties are now experiencing medium risk levels for the virus, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

While state health officials assert COVID cases are slowly rising across Illinois, some areas have seen progress in recent days, according to the latest update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

While state health officials assert COVID cases are slowly rising across Illinois, some areas have seen progress in recent days, according to the latest update from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Illinois Department of Public Health advised residents to pay close attention to conditions in their local communities Thursday due to “slowly rising” COVID case rates in much of the state. Vi Nguyen has more.