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COVID-19 positivity rate, hospitalizations hit new lows

— June 7, 2021

SPRINGFIELD – The state’s COVID-19 metrics continued to improve Monday ahead of Friday’s planned statewide reopening. Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office confirmed last week that Phase…

State’s COVID-19 positivity rate continues to drop
— January 19, 2021

SPRINGFIELD – The state’s COVID-19 seven-day average case positivity rate dropped to 5.7 percent Tuesday, Jan. 19, the lowest it has been since Oct. 23. The positivity rate peaked…
State announces positivity rate back to 4 percent
— August 6, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – The rolling, seven-day average positivity rate for COVID-19 tests in Illinois ticked back up to 4 percent Thursday, Aug. 6 as the state announced another 1,953 new confirmed…
Pritzker calls on local leaders to act as COVID-19 positivity rate climbs
— July 27, 2020

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois’ seven-day rolling positivity rate for COVID-19 tests continued to rise through the weekend, reaching 3.8 percent — more than a full percentage point higher…
Pritzker announces new job training programs for unemployed
— May 14, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday, May 14 announced new resources to help the hundreds of thousands of people unemployed in Illinois, unveiling an online portal that will…

State’s 4,015 cases mark highest single-day total
— October 15, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – As COVID-19 case counts and positivity rates continue to rise in Illinois, so do new unemployment claims. The seven-day rolling average test positivity rate increased…
Sheriffs’ Association says Pritzker prisoner transfer order ineffective
— July 30, 2020

SPRINGFIELD — While Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued a new executive order this week allowing for transfers into state prisons at the discretion of the Illinois Department of Corrections…
State’s seven-day COVID-19 positivity rate ticks slightly downward
— July 7, 2020

SPRINGFIELD – The state’s rolling seven-day COVID-19 test positivity rate ticked downward to 2.5 percent Tuesday, July 7 as the state remained among the lowest in the Midwest in…