CHICAGO, IL — A Chicago who is fully vaccinated and has received a coronavirus vaccine is the first person in Illinois to have a confirmed case of the omicron variant. The case was confirmed Tuesday by the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Chicago Department of Public Health.
Health officials said the Chicago resident, who did not require hospitalization, was in contact with another person with a confirmed case of the omicron variant. That person lives out of state and had visited Chicago, the IDPH said.
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