The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is urging the public to seek treatment if experiencing flu-like symptoms. IDPH announced that after a one-week dip, the state’s overall respiratory illness level has risen again from “moderate” to “high.

The Illinois Department of Public Health says the state's overall respiratory illness level has moved from Moderate to High. This driven by a notable increase in emergency room visits and hospital admissions for flu.

Illinois is seeing levels of respiratory viruses tick up, the Illinois Department of Public Health said, with a “notable increase” in emergency department visits and hospital admissions for flu, although symptoms of flu,