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‘What will it take to make this real for you’: Gov. Pritzker warns of a potential statewide stay-at-home order
Gov. Pritzker commended Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday for advising Chicago residents to stay at home as COVID-19 cases continue to rise.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The entire state of Illinois could find itself under another stay-at-home order.
Gov. Pritzker commended Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday for advising Chicago residents to stay at home as COVID-19 cases continue to rise.
He also said that if the numbers do not improve, there will be some form of a mandatory stay-at-home order for the state of Illinois.
Dr. Ngozi Ezike and Gov. Pritzker announced 12,700 new COVID-19 cases and 43 additional deaths in the state.
More than 5,200 additional people were also hospitalized overnight.
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Gov. Pritzker says a statewide stay-at-home order in possible
Gov. Pritzker addresses the question of the possibility of a stay-at-home order.
Dr. Ezike says they did not see that many people hospitalized during the first wave of COVID-19 earlier this year.
Gov. Pritzker also called out elected officials opposing state guidelines and COVID-19 restrictions.
“What will it take to make this real for you?” he asked in a news conference Thursday.
Pritzker also said they’re already preparing for overflow capacity at hospitals and have a large stock pile of PPE.