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State Officials Concerned by Outbreaks in Youth Sports Teams, At Bars

STATE OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARE CAREFULLY WATCHING CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAKS AND HOTSPOTS IN ILLINOIS.

 

GOVERNOR J-B PRITZKER SAYS SINCE THE STATE MOVED INTO PHASE FOUR, CASES AMONG YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS HAVE BEEN HIGHER THAN EVER BEFORE.

 

 

THERE HAVE BEEN DOZENS OF CASES AMONG KIDS PARTICIPATING IN AN ATHLETIC CAMP IN SUBURBAN LAKE ZURICH AND SEVERAL BARS AND RESTAURANTS AROUND THE STATE HAVE HAD TO SHUT DOWN TEMPORARILY DUE TO COVID INFECTION. THIS IS TROUBLING SAYS ILLINOIS PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR DOCTOR NGOZI (en-gahzi) EZIKE (eh-zee-kay).

 

 

THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH IS REPORTING NEARLY 12-HUNDRED NEW CASES AND EIGHT ADDITIONAL DEATHS. THE SEVEN DAY POSITIVITY RATE IN ILLINOIS ROSE SLIGHTLY TO THREE POINT ONE PERCENT.

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