GOVERNOR J-B PRITZKER SAYS IT’S IMPORTANT THAT EVERYONE CONTINUE TO MASK UP. 

WHILE SOME COVID NUMBERS MAY BE HOLDING FAIRLY STEADY, THEY AREN’T GOING DOWN. WITH THAT IN MIND, THE GOVERNOR ON TUESDAY CHASTISED LOCAL OFFICIALS WHO AREN’T SUPPORTING THE STATE’S INDOOR MASK MANDATE.

BASED ON THE NUMBERS GOVERNOR PRITZKER WAS ASKED ON TUESDAY ABOUT LIFTING THE MASK MANDATE.

AS FOR THE LATEST DAILY TOTALS, THERE ARE OVER FOUR THOUSAND NEW CASES AND 44 ADDITIONAL DEATHS. MORE THAN 22-HUNDRED COVID PATIENTS ARE IN THE HOSPITAL. ONE REGION OF THE STATE IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS CURRENTLY HAS LITTLE TO NO I-C-U BEDS AVAILABLE AND A FEW OTHER AREAS ARE DOWN TO 20 TO 30 BEDS.