As new cases of COVID in Illinois hold steady, is it a sign that a spike didn’t happen because of the Thanksgiving holiday?

IDPH Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike says tracking the data - she figures the holiday for many ended with traveling back home on November 29th. For her it means it is just a little too soon to draw conclusions about the spread of the virus at holiday gatherings.

Statewide cases are trending lower – averaging less than 10,000 new positives a day over the last five days.