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Pritzker: Illinois in ”New Wave of COVID-19”
Gov. JB Pritzker tweeted Sunday that ”We’re in a new wave of COVID-19 here in Illinois and across the nation. That calls for renewed vigilance to take simple steps to protect ourselves: wear a mask, practice social distancing and avoid gatherings.”
The state reported 4,062 new cases on Sunday, the day after announcing a record 6,161 known cases and 63 deaths. That brings Illinois’ total to 374,256 known infections and 9,505 fatalities as of Sunday.
On Friday, the Illinois Department of Public Health placed half of the state’s 102 counties on a warning list for a resurgence of the coronavirus. These included Kane, McHenry and Will counties in Chicago’s suburbs.
In Chicago itself, Mayor Lori Lightfoot imposed a curfew of 10 p.m. on non-essential businesses and ordered bars closed to indoor service. “This moment is a critical inflection point for Chicago,” Lightfoot said Thursday.
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