***UPDATE***
IDPH has announced Region Two will enter mitigation on Wed., Nov. 4.
In the coming days, IDPH will continue to track the positivity rate in Region 2 to determine if mitigations can be relaxed, if additional mitigations are required, or if current mitigations should remain in place.
In a press release Sunday afternoon, Gov. J-B Pritzker said with sustained positivity rates above 8%, all 11 regions of Illinois will soon be operating under resurgence mitigation framework.
“Region 2 has now sustained an average positivity rate of 8 percent or higher for three consecutive days, meaning that now every region in Illinois will soon be operating under resurgence mitigations,” said Pritzker. “I know that the vast majority of people in this state want to keep themselves safe, their families and children safe, their parents and neighbors and friends. I have always maintained enormous faith in the people of Illinois to do what’s right for each other. As cases, hospitalizations and deaths are rising across our state, across the Midwest and across the nation, we have to act responsibly and collectively to protect the people we love.”
If the positivity rate averages between 6.5% and 8%, the new mitigations will remain in place and unchanged. If the positivity rate averages greater than or equal to 8% after 14 days, more stringent mitigations may be applied to further reduce spread of the virus.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Illinois Region Two, of which Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford are a part, has been at or above an 8% COVID-19 positivity rate for three days.
When a region reaches the 8% threshold and stays there for three consecutive days, that region can be placed into mitigation phase.
With mitigation, bars and restaurants are strictly prohibited from serving indoors. Any outdoor service must end at 11 P.M., the same time casinos are forced to close.
Outdoor seating is allowed, but by reservation only.
Illinois Department of Public Health reported Sunday the number hit 9.3%.
