THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SAYS COVID-19 NUMBERS IN ILLINOIS HAVE REALLY IMPROVED.

601 NEW CASES ARE BEING ANNOUNCED. THAT COMPARES TO THE DAILY TOTAL OF ABOUT FOUR THOUSAND NEW CASES REPORTED SIX WEEKS AGO. PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR DOCTOR NGOZI (en-gahzi) EZIKE (eh-zee-kay) SAYS MORE TESTING IS BEING DONE.

DOCTOR EZIKE SAYS DAILY NEW CASES ARE DOWN AS WELL. FROM THE MOST RECENT 601 TO… AT IT’S HIGHEST…OVER FOUR THOUSAND.

EZIKE SAYS LESS COVID PATIENTS ARE IN THE HOSPITAL, WITH ABOUT 16 HUNDRED IN NOW COMPARED TO MORE THAN FIVE THOUSAND AT THE END OF APRIL.