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Weekly COVID-19 Case Counts* for DuPage County

1/19/22 - Weekly COVID-19 Case Counts* for DuPage County

DuPage County Health Department Closed to Observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day

DuPage County Health Department Closed to Observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day

 DuPage County— The DuPage County Health Department’s Public Health Centers in Addison, Lombard, West Chicago, Westmont, and Wheaton will be closed on...

Weekly COVID-19 Case Counts* for DuPage County

1/12/22 - Weekly COVID-19 Case Counts* for DuPage County

Vaccinations, Boosters, and Therapeutics Reduce Risk of Severe Outcomes

DuPage County— The DuPage County Health Department (DCHD) is urging residents to continue to take action to protect themselves and the community against the spread of COVID-19. This is the result of significant increases in COVID-19 cases and re...

Weekly COVID-19 Case Counts* for DuPage County

1/5/2022 - Weekly COVID-19* Case Counts for DuPage County

Weekly COVID-19 Case Counts* for DuPage County

12/29/2021 - Weekly COVID-19 Case Counts* for DuPage County

DuPage County Health Department Closed to New Year

DUPAGE COUNTY—The DuPage County Health Department's Public Health Centers in Addison, Lombard, West Chicago, Westmont, and Wheaton will be closed on Friday, December 31, 2021, in observance of the New Year. 

The Health Departmen...

First Omicron Variant COVID-19 Cases in DuPage County Residents Confirmed

DuPage County—DuPage County Health Department (DCHD) announced today that the first known cases of the Omicron variant in DuPage County were reported. DCHD received Illinois Department of Public Health data today including 16 DuPage County resid...

Weekly COVID-19 Case Counts* for DuPage County

12/22/2021 - Weekly COVID-19 Case Counts* for DuPage County

DuPage County Health Department Closed to Observe Christmas

The DuPage County Health Department's Public Health Centers in Addison, Lombard, West Chicago, Westmont, and Wheaton will be closed on Friday, December 24, 2021 in observance of Christmas.

The Health Department’s Crisis Hotline (630) 627...

COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations Rising in DuPage County

Everyone Ages 5+ Urged to Get Vaccinated and to Take Steps to Prevent COVID-19 Transmission over the Holidays.

The DuPage County Health Department is raising awareness of rising cases and hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in DuPage County and recommending t...

Weekly COVID-19 Case Counts* for DuPage County

12/15/2021 - Weekly COVID-19 Case Counts* for DuPage County

Take Action to Prevent Illness from Influenza

The DuPage County Health Department (DCHD) is promoting National Influenza Vaccination Week from December 5-11, 2021, which is a call to everyone 6 months and older to get their annual influenza (flu) vaccine. Flu remains a significant public health conce...

Weekly COVID-19 Case Counts* for DuPage County

12/8/2021 - Weekly COVID-19 Case Counts* for DuPage County

COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations Increase Locally Vaccination and Boosters Reduce Risk

The DuPage County Health Department (DCHD) is urging residents to continue to take action to protect themselves and the community against the spread of COVID-19. This is the result of significant increases in COVID-19 cases and related hospitalizations in...

Weekly COVID-19 Case Counts* for DuPage County

12/1/2021 - Weekly COVID-19 Case Counts* for DuPage County

Learn Your HIV Status – World AIDS Day is December 1st

Learn Your HIV Status – World AIDS Day is December 1st DuPage County— The only way to know for sure whether you have HIV is to get tested. Knowing your status is important because it helps you make healthy decisions to prevent getting ...

Daily COVID-19 Case Counts* for DuPage County

11/24/2021 - Daily COVID-19 Case Counts* for DuPage County

DuPage County Health Department Closed to Observe Thanksgiving Holiday

DUPAGE COUNTY—The DuPage County Health Department's Public Health Centers in Addison, Lombard, West Chicago, Westmont, and Wheaton will be closed on Thursday, November 25 and Friday, November 26, 2021 in observance of the Thanksgiving h...

Daily COVID-19 Case Counts* for DuPage County

11/17/2021 - Daily COVID-19 Case Counts* for DuPage County

Daily COVID-19 Case Counts* for DuPage County

11/10/2021 - Daily COVID-19 Case Counts* for DuPage County

DuPage County Health Department Closed November 11 to Observe Veterans Day

DUPAGE COUNTY—The DuPage County Health Department's Public Health Centers in Addison, Lombard, West Chicago, Westmont, and Wheaton will be closed on Thursday, November 11, 2021 in observance of Veterans Day. The Odeum Expo Center COVID-19 testing site in ...

DuPage County Health Department named a top Workplace

The DuPage County Health Department is pleased to announce being selected as a Chicago Tribune’s 2021 Top Workplaces in the Chicagoland area. 

DuPage County Health Department employees were recently asked to participate in an employee en...

Daily COVID-19 Case Counts* for DuPage County

11/03/2021 - Daily COVID-19 Case Counts* for DuPage County

DuPage County Health Department to Prioritize Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccination

DuPage County—Yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) endorsed the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice’s (ACIP) recommendation for the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for chil...

Daily COVID-19 Case Counts* for DuPage County

10/27/2021 - Daily COVID-19 Case Counts* for DuPage County

DuPage County is Now Experiencing High COVID-19 Community Transmission

The recent rise in cases and hospitalizations is likely attributed to the more contagious Delta variant which has now become the more predominant variant across the country. Vaccines continue to be the best form of protection against COVID-19, including t...