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Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic across Illinois today:

The case was detected over the weekend in a Northwestern lab from a patient who was tested on Jan. 18.

The subvariant, which some people have referred to as “stealth omicron,” carries additional mutations that are thought to make it more transmissible.

Illinois logged another 6,664 COVID-19 cases on Monday – the lowest daily caseload in seven weeks. Hospitalizations and the number of deaths from the virus also dropped yet again. But that encouraging news was tempered a bit by a report of the first case of the Omicron subvariant in Illinois.

A version of the omicron variant dubbed "stealth omicron" has now been detected in both Illinois and in Wisconsin, but what is it?

The first case of the BA.2 omicron subvariant, often called “stealth omicron,” has been detected in Illinois, according to Northwestern University.

'Stealth Omicron' was detected in a person who was tested Jan. 18

Within one month of its arrival in Chicago, the omicron variant of COVID-19 has quickly become the dominant strain in the city, according to a report from the Chicago Department of Public Health.

Less than one month after omicron was confirmed in Chicago, it made up nearly all COVID-19 cases in one city report.

I’ve gathered some information on the omicron variant of Covid-19 to share with you. But first I have a more personal note. Many in the Alva area