The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced that the CDC is reporting that all 102 Illinois counties remained at a low level for COVID-19 hospital admissions as of the end of July. IDPH is continuing to closely watch COVID-19 data and also monitoring other respiratory viruses, particularly flu and RSV ahead of the fall and winter seasons.

As the United States mark National Immunization Awareness Month throughout August, IDPH is encouraging Illinoisans to heed recommendations from public health authorities and make plans to receive vaccinations for COVID-19 and the flu as well as the recently approved vaccine for RSV authorized for adults who are 60 and older and more vulnerable to serious outcomes. Federal authorities have also approved a new preventive medication for RSV for all children up to 8 months old and for some high-risk children who are older than 8 months.