REGIONS OF ILLINOIS SUCCESSFULLY CONTAINING THE VIRUS MAY BE ABLE TO EASE UP ON COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS STARTING FRIDAY. SOME AREAS OF THE STATE MAY BE GETTING GOOD NEWS LATER THIS WEEK, AND BE ABLE TO OPEN SOME THINGS BACK UP SAYS GOVERNOR J-B PRITZKER. AT MONDAY’S CITY COUNCIL MEETING, MT. CARMEL MAYOR JOE JUDGE SAYS HE HOPES THAT’S THE CASE….
METRICS TO REOPEN INCLUDE TEST POSITIVITY RATES, NUMBER OF HOSPITALIZATIONS AND THE NUMBER OF I-C-U BEDS AVAILABLE. THE ENTIRE STATE HAS BEEN UNDER TIER THREE MITIGATIONS SINCE LATE NOVEMBER.