GOVERNOR J-B PRITZKER SAYS COVID-19 HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE RAPIDLY INCREASING ACROSS THE STATE. 

FOR NEARLY A WEEK NOW, MORE THAN FOUR THOUSAND ILLINOIS COVID PATIENTS HAVE BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL EACH DAY SAYS GOVERNOR PRITZKER.

THE GOVERNOR SAYS NORTHWESTERN AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS HAVE RECENTLY SEEN HOSPITALIZATION RATES ABOUT DOUBLE SINCE THEIR PEAK BACK IN MAY AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS AND THE METRO EAST AREAS ARE DEALING WITH INCREASES OF TWO TO THREE AND A HALF TIMES THEIR PREVIOUS HIGHS.

GOVERNOR PRITZKER SAYS THE COLLAR COUNTIES ARE CLOSE BEHIND. FOR NEARLY A WEEK NOW, DAILY HOSPITALIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE HAVE BEEN OVER FOUR THOUSAND.