The Illinois Department of Public Health this morning raised the number of confirmed cases of the swine flu virus to 82, including 34 in Chicago.
That's up from five confirmed Chicago cases as of yesterday morning.
Officials are also monitoring an additional 40 probable cases of the H1N1 virus in the state, and 15 in the city.
Though the number of cases continues to climb, officials say they are heartened by the low death rate for those infected. The CDC also says the virus appears to have a genetic structure similar to the common flu, rather than deadlier types.
For more on this, check out the full story at the Chi-Town Daily News.
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