2021 News Releases July - December

  1. News Releases
  1. DCHD News Release First Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile Virus in DuPage County July 6 2021 (PDF)
  2. DCHD News Release DuPage County Ranks in the Top 2 Percent of U.S. Counties with Eligible Residents Vaccinated July 7 2021 (PDF)
  3. DCHD Spanish News Release DuPage County Ranks in the Top 2 Percent of U.S. Counties with Eligible Residents Vaccinated July 7 2021 (PDF)
  4. DCHD News Release Health Department Announces First Annual Pool Safely Day on July 15 to Promote Water Safety July 13 2021 (PDF)
  5. DCHD News Release DCHD Urges COVID-19 Vaccinations for Eligible Adolescents before the Start of the New School Year July 14 2021 (PDF)
  6. DCHD Spanish News Release Health Department Urges COVID19 Vaccinations for Eligible Adolescents Before the School Year July 14, 2021
  7. DCHD News Release Health Department Urges Residents to Practice Preventive Measures as COVID-19 Activity Increases July 21 2021(PDF)
  8. DCHD Spanish News Release Health Department Urges Residents to Practice Preventive Measures as COVID-19 Activity Increases July 21 2021 (PDF)
  9. HOPE TF News Release HOPE Taskforce Announces Grant Recipients July 23 2021 (PDF)
  10. DCHD News Release DuPage County Experiencing Substantial COVID19 Community Transmission July 28 2021 (PDF)
  11. DCHD Spanish News Release DuPage County Experiencing Substantial COVID19 Community Transmission July 28 2021 (PDF)
  12. DCHD News Release COVID-19 Vaccinations are Safe, Effective, and More Critical Than Ever Aug 4 2021 (PDF)
  13. DCHD News Release Increase in West Nile Virus Activity in DuPage County Prompts Health Department Advisory Aug 5 2021 (PDF)
  14. DCHD News Release DuPage County Remains at High Community Transmission Level Aug 11 2021 (PDF)
  15. DCHD Spanish News Release DuPage County Remains at High Level of COVID-19 Community Transmission Aug 11 2021 (PDF)
  16. DCHD News Release Health Department Urges Residents to Take Preventive Measures to Slow the Spread as Children Return to School Aug 18 2021 (PDF)
  17. DCHD Spanish News Release Health Department Urges Residents to Slow the Spread as Children Return to School Aug 18 2021 (PDF)
  18. DCHD News Release COVID-19 Vaccines Continue to Provide Protection Even As Cases Increase in DuPage County Aug 25 2021 (PDF)
  19. DCHD Spanish News Release COVID-19 Vaccines Continue to Provide Protection Even As Cases Increase in DuPage County Aug 25 2021 (PDF)
  20. DCHD News Release DuPage Narcan Program Hosts Save a Life Overdose Prevention Event Aug 31 2021 (PDF)
  21. DCHD News Release COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations Increase in DuPage County Sept 1 2021 (PDF)
  22. DCHD Spanish News Release COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations Increase in DuPage County Sept 1 2021 (PDF)
  23. PLT News Release Teens Can Leave Their Mark by Joining Reality Sept 2 2021 (PDF)
  24. DCHD News Release First Case of West Nile Virus in DuPage County Sept 2 2021 (PDF)
  25. DCHD News Release Health Department Urges Residents to Protect Swimmers Over the Upcoming Labor Day Weekend Sept 3 2021 (PDF)
  26. DCHD News Release DuPage County Health Department Closed to Observe Labor Day Sept 3 2021 (PDF)
  27. DCHD News Release COVID-19 Transmission Level Remains High in DuPage County Sept 8 2021 (PDF)
  28. DCHD Spanish News Release COVID-19 Transmission Level Remains High in DuPage County Sept 8 2021 (PDF)
  29. DCHD News Release September is Suicide Prevention Month Sept 9 2021 (PDF)
  30. DCHD News Release COVID-19 Cases and Related Hospitalizations Decrease in DuPage County Sept 15 2021 (PDF)
  31. DCHD Spanish News Release COVID-19 Cases and Related Hospitalizations Decrease in DuPage County Sept 15 2021 (PDF)
  32. DCHD News Release Vaccines Work at Preventing COVID-19 Severe Illness Sept 22 2021 (PDF)
  33. DCHD Spanish News Release Vaccines Work at Preventing COVID-19 Severe Illness Sept 22 2021 (PDF)
  34. DCHD News Release - Statement on Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Booster Vaccination Sept 24 2021
  35. DCHD Spanish News Release - Statement on Pfizer -BioNTech COVID-19 Booster Vaccination Sept 24 2021 (PDF)
  36. DCHD News Release - DuPage County Health Department Urges Protection Following Additional Cases of WNV Sept 29 2021(PDF)
  37. DCHD Spanish News Release - DuPage County Health Department Urges Protection Following Additional Cases of WNV Sept 29 2021
  38. DCHD News Release COVID-19 Boosters Widely Available across DuPage County Sept 29 2021 (PDF)
  39. DCHD Spanish News Release COVID-19 Boosters Widely Available across DuPage County Sept 29 2021 (PDF)
  40. DCHD News Release - Health Department Urges Residents to Get Vaccinated for Flu as COVID-19 Cases Remain High Oct 7 2021 (PDF)
  41. DCHD News Release DuPage County COVID-19 Testing Site at Odeum Expo Center will be Closed 10-20-10-22 (Oct 18 2021 PDF)
  42. DCHD News Release - COVID-19 Boosters Important in the Fight to End Pandemic Oct 22 2021
  43. DCHD Spanish News Release - COVID-19 Boosters Important in the Fight to End Pandemic Oct 22 2021
  44. DCHD News Release - DuPage County Health Department to prioritize Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine Nov 3 2021
  45. DCHD Spanish News Release - DuPage County Health Department to prioritize Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine Nov 3 2021
  46. DCHD News Release DuPage County Health Department named a top Workplace Nov 5 21
  47. DCHD News Release DuPage County Health Department Closed to Observe Veterans Day Nov 9 21
  48. DCHD Spanish News Release DuPage County Health Department Closed to Observe Veterans Day Nov 9 21
  49. DCHD News Release DuPage County Health Department Closed to Observe Thanksgiving Holiday Nov 23 21 (PDF)
  50. DCHD Spanish News Release DuPage County Health Department Closed to Observe Thanksgiving Holiday Nov 24 21
  51. DCHD News Release Learn Your HIV Status - World AIDS Day is December 1st (Dec 1 2021 PDF)
  52. DCHD Spanish News Release - Learn Your HIV Status World AIDS Day is December 1st (Dec 1 2021)
  53. DCHD News Release - COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations Increase Locally Dec 7 2021
  54. DCHD Spanish News Release - COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations Increase Locally Dec 7 2021
  55. DCHD News Release - Take Action to Prevent Illness from Influenza Dec 9 2021
  56. DCHD News Release - COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations Rising Dec 20 2021 (PDF)
  57. DCHD Spanish News Release - COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations Rising Dec 20 2021 (PDF)
  58. DCHD News Release - DuPage County Health Department Closed to Observe Christmas Dec 22 21 (PDF)
  59. DCHD News Release - First Omicron Variant COVID-19 Cases in DuPage County Residents Confirmed Dec 27 2021 (PDF)
  60. DCHD Spanish News Release - First Omicron Variant COVID-19 Cases in DuPage County Residents Confirmed Dec 27 2021 (PDF)
  61. DCHD News Release - DuPage County Health Department Closed to Observe New Year Dec 29 2021 (PDF)

COVID-19 Daily Case Counts

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NOTE: Effective July 9, 2021, DCHD transitioned from daily to weekly COVID-19 case updates. Effective October 27, 2021, COVID-19 case updates will be issued on Wednesdays. 


July Releases

July 1, 2021July 2, 2021July 3, 2021July 4, 2021
July 5, 2021July 6, 2021July 7, 2021July 8, 2021
July 9, 2021July 16, 2021July 23, 2021July 30, 2021  


August Releases
August 6, 2021August 13, 2021August 20, 2021August 27, 2021


September Releases
September 3, 2021September 10, 2021September 17, 2021 September 24, 2021 


October Releases
October 1, 2021October 8, 2021October 15, 2021October 22, 2021 
October 27, 2021



November Releases
November 3, 2021November 10, 2021November 17, 2021November 24, 2021


December Releases
December 1, 2021December 8, 2021December 15, 2021December 22, 2021 
December 29, 2021