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Health department: wastewater testing shows low but rising COVID, flu and RSV levels

5787504 · September 18, 2025
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The county health department reported wastewater monitoring results showing low levels of COVID‑19, influenza and RSV, and described how the state program supplements case reporting as home tests decline.

The county's health department representative explained Sept. 17 that wastewater testing conducted through an Illinois Department of Public Health program shows low levels of COVID‑19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in August, but that local hospitals are reporting some increases. "The state, the Illinois Department of Public Health has a program which…

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