First case of omicron COVID-19 variant detected in Illinois

First case of omicron COVID-19 variant detected in Illinois

ByReginald Hardwick

URBANA – Health officials reported late Tuesday that the omicron COVID-19 variant has been confirmed in a case in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Public Health and the Chicago Department of Public Health said the case was confirmed in a Chicago resident. That patient had been in contact with a person from another state who…