GOVERNOR J-B PRITZKER SAYS HE’S HOPEFUL THE STATE’S INDOOR MASK MANDATE CAN BE LIFTED IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. 

WITH THE COVID SITUATION IMPROVING IN ILLINOIS…THE GOVERNOR IS ONCE AGAIN ASKED WHEN PEOPLE CAN DITCH THE MASKS.

THE DAILY NEW CASE RATE HAS BEEN FALLING IN RECENT WEEKS, AS HAVE HOSPITALIZATIONS. THE GOVERNOR SAYS THIS MAY LEAD TO NIXING “CERTAIN MASK MANDATES.”

ACCORDING TO THE LATEST DAILY DATA, THERE ARE 2,071 NEW CASES AND 21 ADDITIONAL DEATHS. AS OF MONDAY NIGHT, THERE WERE ABOUT 14-HUNDRED ILLINOIS COVID PATIENTS IN THE HOSPITAL.