IF COVID-19 NUMBERS DON'T SPIKE, GOVERNOR J-B PRITZKER SAYS REGIONS OF ILLINOIS MAY BE ABLE TO LIFT SOME MITIGATIONS COME JANUARY 15TH. 

THE STATE DIDN'T SEE A BIG INCREASE IN CASES AFTER THANKSGIVING, AND THE GOVERNOR SAYS THEY ARE HOPEFUL THAT TREND WILL HOLD NOW THAT CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S HAVE PASSED.

THOSE METRICS INCLUDE A TEST POSITIVITY RATE OF 12 PERCENT OF LESS FOR AT LEAST THREE DAYS IN A ROW. THE GOVERNOR URGES EVERYONE TO CONTINUE TO BE CAREFUL. THE STATE'S MASK MANDATE HAS BEEN EXTENDED ANOTHER 150 DAYS.

ON JANUARY 15TH, IF ANY OF THE STATE'S 11 REGIONS MEET CERTAIN METRICS LIKE DECLINCING HOSPITALIZATION AND TEST POSITIVITY RATES, GOVERNOR PRITZKER SAYS THAT AREA CAN MOVE OUT OF TIER THREE. WHAT MITIGATIONS REMAIN WILL DEPEND ON THE NUMBERS.