AS COVID-19 HOSPITALIZATIONS CONTINUE TO RISE IN ILLINOIS, GOVERNOR J-B PRITZKER IS URGING EVERYONE TO STAY HOME AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
THE NUMBER OF CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS IN THE HOSPITAL HAS INCREASED BY 260 PERCENT OVER THE PAST MONTH AND A HALF. SO THE MESSAGE IS SIMPLE SAYS GOVERNOR PRITZKER: STAY HOME IF YOU CAN AND WEAR A MASK IF YOU GO OUT.
HE SAYS HOSPITALS ARE FILLING UP, AND STAFF IS EXHAUSTED WITH THE RECENT RAPID INCREASES.
THE GOVERNOR SAYS ILLINOIS IS AVERAGING ABOUT 52-HUNDRED COVID PATIENTS IN THE HOSPITAL EACH DAY, AND THAT THE NUMBER OF HOSPITALIZATIONS HAS RISEN 70 PERCENT IN JUST THE LAST TWO WEEKS.
