Photos showed people lined up in terminals, many within 6 feet with little social distancing in effect.Īccording to the airport's website, face coverings are required inside the airport and, "when possible, travelers should maintain 6 feet or 2 meters distance between individuals." The Chicago Department of Aviation did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the crowds. Large crowds and long lines were seen at O'Hare International Airport Friday as travelers prepared to depart Chicago ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Crowds Seen at O'Hare as Travelers Depart Chicago Ahead of Thanksgiving Holiday Of those patients, 1,196 are currently in intensive care units, and 604 are on ventilators. Still, the state saw its hospitalization numbers increase again Friday, with 6,111 residents currently in hospitals due to coronavirus-like illnesses, an increase of more than 70 patients in the last 24 hours. The positivity rate was 11.9% on Wednesday and 12.5% on Tuesday and Monday, which was down from 12.8% on Sunday.
The state’s rolling seven-day average positivity rate dropped down to 11.5% after rising up to 12% one day earlier. In all, 9,588,698 tests have been performed during the pandemic. In other news, the state officially extended the mask mandate that expired on Monday until June 3.A total of 116,024 new tests were performed over the last 24 hours, according to state health officials. “My prayer for the new year is for everyone to stay healthy and all of our regions continue to move in the right direction,” Pritzker said.īefore indoor dining was suspended in October, the Illinois Restaurant Association was lobbying Pritzker and Mayor Lori Lightfoot to increase dining room capacity from 25 percent. There was good news as Pritzker said Illinois “did not experience the post Thanksgiving uptick at a rate that plagued the rest of the country.” Experts continue to worry about Christmas and New Year’s gatherings that could lead to increased hospitalizations, so Pritzker says they’re waiting for data from those holidays January 15 represents one incubation period from New Year’s Day. Prtizker says Fauci and others advised him to be cautious during the holiday season, when families tend to hold large gatherings.
Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The governor said he’s been reluctant to lift restrictions have talking to health experts including Dr. Restaurant owners have been waiting for Pritzker to restore indoor dining, and have grown more desperate during a period when the federal government stalled in passing the coronavirus stimulus. Indoor and outdoor service was initially halted on March 30 throughout Illinois. Pritzker’s office stressed that January 15 would be the earliest Tier 2 - which does not allow for indoor dining - could start.įrom June 26 to October 30, indoor service took place in Chicago at a 25 percent maximum capacity. NPR’s Hannah Meisel reports that it would take three-straight days of a region to test under a 6.5 percent positivity rate - which measures the number of COVID-19 tests that come back positive - until indoor dining is restored. There are three tiers in the state’s mitigation plan. Moving on from Tier 3 to Tier 2 still would not restore indoor dining. Tier 3 allowed for takeout and delivery and outdoor dining. Indoor service at Chicago restaurants and bars was halted earlier Pritzker suspended service on October 30. The entire state has been in “Tier 3” of its novel coronavirus mitigation plan since November 20. During his Wednesday news briefing, the governor said he’s “cautiously optimistic” that the state could lift some COVID-19 restrictions on Friday, January 15. Pritzker made an announcement that should grab the attentions of the restaurant industry and its customers: Indoor dining is closer to returning. The headline has also been updated.Īs the nation on Wednesday afternoon watched rioters storm the Capitol in Washington, D.C., in Illinois, Gov. NPR’s Hannah Meisel reports that it would take three-straight days of a region to test with under a 6.5 percent COVID-19 positivity rate. UPDATE: Though lifting restrictions would bring the return of indoor dining closer, it will still take time.
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