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Flu Cases on The Rise with Winter About Half Over
CHICAGO (AP) -- With winter about half over, Illinois' public health department is reporting widespread flu activity.

Many hospitals are seeing an increase in cases they say is typical for early February.

There have been 33 flu-linked intensive care cases in Chicago since October, including 13 late last month and most in adults.

Starting this week at Chicago's Rush University Medical Center, all visitors are being screened and those with flu symptoms told to go home. Those without get a yellow sticker to wear during their visit.

At Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, visitors with a cough are asked to wear masks. So are hospital employees exempt from a mandatory flu shot policy there. Dr. Jorge Parada says that's usual policy during flu season.

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