Ezike: ‘I don’t know what else we can say’ Ezike: ‘I don’t know what else we can say’ Friday, October 23, 2020 Through tears, Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike once again called for widespread use of face coverings Friday after warning of increasing COVID-19 hospitalization numbers that could surpass the peaks of April and May.
Pritzker: State headed into COVID-19 peak ‘potentially beyond’ April highs Pritzker: State headed into COVID-19 peak ‘potentially beyond’ April highs Thursday, October 22, 2020 Region 1 of the state’s COVID-19 mitigation plan will see a new tier of virus mitigations as Gov. JB Pritzker warned Thursday that “we are now headed into a peak that is beyond, potentially, where we were in March and April.”
UPDATED: COVID-19 deaths, positivity rates, hospitalizations push new post-June highs UPDATED: COVID-19 deaths, positivity rates, hospitalizations push new post-June highs Wednesday, October 21, 2020 The Illinois Department of Public Health reported another 69 COVID-19 related deaths Wednesday, a new single-day high since June 17, when there were 84. Read more
Number of regions slated for added COVID-19 mitigations jumps to 4 Number of regions slated for added COVID-19 mitigations jumps to 4 Tuesday, October 20, 2020 Two more of the 11 regions of the state’s COVID-19 mitigation plan have reached a threshold necessitating increased restrictions, joining two other regions which remain above the key metric. Read more
Pritzker back to daily briefings as pandemic picture worsens Pritzker back to daily briefings as pandemic picture worsens Monday, October 19, 2020 Hospitalizations for COVID-19 and the rolling seven-day test positivity rate for the virus increased again in Illinois Monday, mirroring national trends. Read more
COVID-19 hospitalizations top 2,000 for first time since June COVID-19 hospitalizations top 2,000 for first time since June Friday, October 16, 2020 More than 2,000 people with COVID-19 were hospitalized in Illinois as of Thursday night, a high not seen since June 12. Read more
State’s COVID-19 cases, new unemployment claims spike State’s COVID-19 cases, new unemployment claims spike Thursday, October 15, 2020 As COVID-19 case counts and positivity rates continue to rise in Illinois, so do new unemployment claims. Read more
Path to 100 backers call for bill’s passage, diversity in renewable energy Path to 100 backers call for bill’s passage, diversity in renewable energy Wednesday, October 14, 2020 Lawmakers and renewable energy stakeholders are calling for legislative action on measures meant to bring funding to and diversify the clean energy industry in the state. Read more