Disease and outbreak signals in Chicago's news coverage, with the state as context for thin city-level signals.
Outbreak anxiety is easing, but it has not disappeared. General disease outbreaks appeared 465 times and were receding, while COVID outbreaks were rising despite appearing only 23 times.
| Signal | News Reported | Recent (2024–26) | Prior (2021–23) | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disease Outbreak | 465 | 4 | 76 | ▼ receding |
| Pandemic Outbreak | 158 | 1 | 38 | ▼ receding |
| Coronavirus Outbreak | 84 | 2 | 6 | ▼ receding |
| Viral Outbreak | 48 | 2 | 5 | ▼ receding |
| Vaccine Preventable Disease Outbreak | 45 | 3 | 27 | ▼ receding |
| Drug Outbreak | 23 | 0 | 1 | ▼ receding |
| Covid Outbreak | 23 | 1 | 0 | ▲ rising |
| Pandemic Relief | 20 | 0 | 10 | ▼ receding |
| Outbreak | 16 | 2 | 0 | ▲ rising |
| Pandemic Response | 14 | 1 | 6 | ▼ receding |
| Pandemic Restriction | 11 | 0 | 2 | ▼ receding |
| Vaccine Outbreak | 9 | 0 | 4 | ▼ receding |
| Pandemic Prevention | 8 | 0 | 3 | ▼ receding |
| Pandemic Preparedness | 8 | 1 | 2 | ▼ receding |
| Pandemic Safety | 7 | 0 | 4 | ▼ receding |
| Pandemic Recovery | 7 | 0 | 3 | ▼ receding |
| Signal | News Reported | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| Disease Outbreak | 1,012 | ▼ receding |
| Pandemic Outbreak | 351 | ▼ receding |
| Coronavirus Outbreak | 150 | ▼ receding |
| Viral Outbreak | 127 | ▼ receding |
| Vaccine Preventable Disease Outbreak | 108 | ▼ receding |
| Pandemic Relief | 64 | ▼ receding |
| Covid Outbreak | 55 | ▼ receding |
| Pandemic Response | 43 | ▼ receding |
| Outbreak | 29 | ▲ rising |
| Vaccine Outbreak | 27 | ▼ receding |
| Pandemic Prevention | 23 | ▼ receding |
| Drug Outbreak | 23 | ▼ receding |
disease signals drawn from local news coverage
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