RSV is causing a heavy burden of pediatric hospitalizations and the percent of lab tests that are positive for RSV have been rising for 10 consecutive weeks, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health
La Salle County remains at low risk for COVID-19, despite 44 other Illinois counties being designated at an elevated level by the Illinois Department of Public Health, including neighboring Marshall County.
In northern Illinois, the counties at an elevated level are: Lee, Ogle, Whiteside, Carroll, Boone, Winnebago, Stephenson, Jo Daviess, Marshall and Kankakee counties