WILL ILLINOIS SHUT DOWN AGAIN?
On July 15, Gov. J.B. Pritzker unveiled a new plan to slow the spread of COVID-19 by splitting the state into 11 regions, instead of the four outlined in his original Restore Illinois plan. The changes aim to take a more granular approach in case of a coronavirus resurgence, targeting smaller areas than the original plan. If a region surpasses certain thresholds, officials can tighten restrictions from the “menu” of options outlined in the new tiered system. Information about each tier is below, along with data to show how close each of the 11 regions are to implementing additional coronavirus restrictions.
REGION 10 (Suburban Cook) In Phase 4
• Positivity percentage: 3.6%
• Consecutive days below 8% positivity: 11 days
• Consecutive days with ICU bed availability at or above 20%: 11 days
• Days with decreasing COVID patients: 6 days
REGION 9 (Lake, McHenry) In Phase 4
• Positivity percentage: 3.1%
• Consecutive days below 8% positivity: 11 days
• Consecutive days with ICU bed availability at or above 20%: 11 days
• Days with decreasing COVID patients: 8 days
REGION 8 (DuPage, Kane) In Phase 4
• Positivity percentage: 4.0%
• Consecutive days below 8% positivity: 11 days
• Consecutive days with ICU bed availability at or above 20%: 11 days
• Days with decreasing COVID patients: 7 days
REGION 7 (Will, Kankakee) In Phase 4
• Positivity percentage: 3.2%
• Consecutive days below 8% positivity: 11 days
• Consecutive days with ICU bed availability at or above 20%: 11 days • Days with decreasing COVID
patients: 10 days
REGION 6* In Phase 4
• Positivity percentage: 2.2%
• Consecutive days below 8% positivity: 11 days
• Consecutive days with ICU bed availability at or above 20%: 11 days
• Days with decreasing COVID patients: 7 days
REGION 5 In Phase 4
• Positivity percentage: 1.4%
• Consecutive days below 8% positivity: 11 days
• Consecutive days with ICU bed availability at or above 20%: 11 days
• Days with decreasing COVID patients: 9 days
REGION 4 In Phase 4
• Positivity percentage: 3.1%
• Consecutive days below 8% positivity: 11 days
• Consecutive days with ICU bed availability at or above 20%: 11 days
• Days with decreasing COVID patients: 10 days
REGION 3 In Phase 4
• Positivity percentage: 1.7%
• Consecutive days below 8% positivity: 11 days
• Consecutive days with ICU bed availability at or above 20%: 11 days
• Days with decreasing COVID patients: 4 days
REGION 2 In Phase 4
• Positivity percentage: 3.1%
• Consecutive days below 8% positivity: 11 days
• Consecutive days with ICU bed availability at or above 20%: 11 days
• Days with decreasing COVID patients: 4 days
REGION 1 In Phase 4
• Positivity percentage: 2.8%
• Consecutive days below 8% positivity: 11 days
• Consecutive days with ICU bed availability at or above 20%: 11 days
• Days with decreasing COVID patients: 1 day
* IDPH is breaking out saliva tests at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to allow for ‘‘better identification of testing needs and trends in the region.’’ NOTE: Figures above are the most recent available.