IL COVID-19 Update #134

1. Regions 4 and 9 are likely facing mitigation early next week.

2. Region 1 stricter mitigations will begin SUNDAY

3. COVID Numbers

·    Friday: 3,874 new cases with 31 additional deaths

·    Thursday: 4,942 new cases with 44 additional deaths

·    Wednesday: 4,342 new cases with 69 additional deaths

·    Tuesday: 3,714 new cases with 41 additional deaths

·    Monday: 3,113 new cases with 22 additional deaths

·    Sunday: 4,245 new cases with 22 additional deaths

·    Saturday: 3,629 new cases with 27 additional deaths

REGIONS 4 AND 9 ARE LIKELY FACING MITIGATION

Region 4 is currently sitting at 8.1% and Region 9 is sitting 7.8%. These regions will most likely facing mitigation early next week unless the numbers are reduced. The numbers are expected to increase.

REGIONS 1, 5, 7, AND, 8 MITIGATION DATES AND COUNTIES

Region 1: Thursday, October 1st

·    Boone, Carroll, DeKalb, Jo Daviess, Lee, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, Winnebago

Region 5: Thursday, October 22nd

·    Alexander, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Marion, Massac, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union, Wabash, Wayne, White, Williamson

Region 7: Friday, October 23rd

·    Kankakee and Will

Region 8: Friday, October 23rd

·    DuPage and Kane

Region 1: Sunday, October 25th (additional mitigations)

REGION 1 RECEIVES ADDITIONAL MITIGATIONS

The mitigation put in place October 1st are still applicable with the following changes that will begin Sunday, October 25th.:

Bars and Restaurants

·    Reduce party size from 10 to six individuals

Meetings, Social Events and Gatherings

·    Maximum indoor/outdoor gathering size of 10 individuals

1. Applicable to professional, religious, cultural and social group gatherings

2. Not applicable to students participating in-person classroom learning

3. This does not reduce the overall facility capacity dictated by general business guidance, such as office, retail, etc.

4. Not applicable to sports, see sports guidance

Indoor recreation

·    Maintain lesser of 25 people/25 percent of capacity

·    No groups more than 10 individuals

·    Does not apply to fitness

REGIONS 1, 5, 7 AND 8 TIER 1 MITIGATION

Regions 1, 5, 7, and 8 are either under mitigation or are scheduled to be under mitigation.

Bars

·    No indoor service;

·    All outside bar service closes at 11:00 p.m.;

·    All bar patrons should be seated at tables outside;

·    No ordering, seating, or congregating at bar (bar stools should be removed);

·    Tables should be 6 feet apart;

·    No standing or congregating indoors or outdoors while waiting for a table or exiting;

·    No dancing or standing indoors;

·    Reservations required for each party; and

·    No seating of multiple parties at one table.

Restaurants

·    No indoor dining or bar service;

·    All outdoor dining closes at 11:00 p.m.;

·    Outside dining tables should be 6 feet apart;

·    No standing or congregating indoors or outdoors while waiting for a table or exiting;

·    Reservations required for each party; and

·    No seating of multiple parties at one table.

Meetings, Social Events, Gatherings

·    Limit to lesser of 25 guests or 25 percent of overall room capacity;

·    No party buses; and

·    Gaming and Casinos close at 11:00 p.m., are limited to 25 percent capacity, and follow mitigations for bars and restaurants, if applicable.

In the last 24 hours there has been 3,874 new confirmed cases and 31 deaths.

IDPH is reporting a total of 364,033 cases, to date, including 9,418 deaths.

The state has conducted 7,113,338 tests to-date.

Additional information can be found here. COVID-19 stats by zip code can be found here.

Chicago Mayor Lori Light foot announced tightening restrictions that include the following measures:

·    Limitation on business hours for “non-essential” businesses: Businesses defined as “non-essential” will need to close by 10pm and cannot reopen again until 6am starting tomorrow. Essential businesses are defined in Public Health Order 2020-3, but the definition is being changed slightly for the purposes of these new regulations. For example, businesses that sell office supplies, along with nurseries and garden centers will no longer be considered “essential”. We will have more information on that soon.

·    Bars and Taverns will be closed for indoor dining: These establishments will be able to operate outdoors, but will no longer be able to accept guests indoors.

·    Stricter enforcement of all guidelines: Businesses are on alert that BACP will be out in force to ensure there is adherence to the reopening guidelines. There will be additional pressure and messaging to residents to keep their “personal social bubble” to no more than 6 people.

·    Alcohol Sales: All alcohol sales for packaged goods licensees will continue to end at 9pm. Restaurants and bars were previously allowed to sell packaged goods and serve alcohol until 1am and close at 1:30am. This new regulation changes that. Restaurants must now close at 10pm for indoor dine-in service, and stop serving/selling alcohol at 9pm, but will be able to continue serving customers for food delivery, take-out and drive-thru beyond 10pm.

The Mayor’s press release may be found here.

The per day averages citywide as of October 21st is 682 confirmed cases, 11,428 tests completed, and 3 deaths (based on a 7 day rolling average).

To date, there has been 91,589 confirmed cases in the City of Chicago with 3,018 confirmed deaths and a 6.7% positivity rate.

Additional information may be found here where you may select different data points such as zip code, ethnicity, age, gender, cases, tests, death, etc.

If the regions meet the metrics outlined below, then they COULD be subject to restrictions or mitigations outlined here.

You may find the regional metrics here.

Danger regions are marked in RED.

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