STATE OFFICIALS SAY ILLINOIS IS HEADING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION WHEN IT COMES TO THE CORONAVIRUS. 

ILLINOIS IS CLOSE TO HITTING 212 THOUSAND POSITIVE CASES, AND MORE THAN 78-HUNDRED PATIENTS HAVE DIED SAYS STATE PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR DOCTOR NGOZI (en-gahzi) EZIKE (eh-zee-kay).

EZIKE SAYS SEVERAL REGIONS OF THE STATE ARE SEEING INCREASES IN POSITIVITY AND HOSPITAL ADMISSION RATES, RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT PEOPLE BECOMING COMPLACENT ABOUT TAKING PRECAUTIONS SAYS EZIKE (eh-zee-kay).

THE GOVERNOR SAYS IF NUMBERS CONTINUE TO RISE, MORE AREAS WILL BE SUBJECT TO TIGHTER RESTRICTIONS.