January 18, 2021 – Region 6, which includes Decatur and Macon County, has moved into Tier 1 Mitigation under the Restore Illinois Plan.
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is adjusting its mitigation metrics due to new hospital staffing initiatives. With the change, Regions 8, 9, 10, and 11 will move from the most restrictive Tier 3 to Tier 2. In addition, Region 1 and 6 have met the metrics to move to Tier 1, and Regions 3 and 5 have met the metrics to return to Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois Plan.
The Tier 1 mitigation rules include:
FOR RESTAURANTS AND BARS:
•All bars and restaurants close at 11pm and may reopen no earlier than 6am the following day
- Indoor service limited to the lesser of 25 guests or 25% capacity per room
• Establishments offering indoor service must serve food
• Indoor service reservations limited to 2-hour maximum duration and maximum 4 persons per party (dining only with members of the same household recommended)
• All bar and restaurant patrons should be seated at tables
• 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
• No seating of multiple parties at one table
FOR PROFESSIONAL, SOCIAL OR GROUP GATHERINGS: (Includes private clubs and country clubs Meetings, social events and gatherings (including weddings, funerals, potlucks, etc.)
• Limit to lesser of 25 guests or 25% of overall room capacity both indoors and outdoors
• Not applicable to students participating in-person classroom learning, or sports.
• This does not reduce the overall facility capacity dictated by general Phase 4 business guidance such as office, personal care, retail, etc.
• No party buses
FOR ORGANIZED GROUP RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES: (fitness centers, sports, etc.)
• Sports should follow the mitigation measures set forth in the All Sport Guidelines, which outlines appropriate levels of practice and competition based on individual sport risk
• Face coverings must be worn at all times in fitness centers, including while engaged in individual exercise regardless of person or machine spacing
• Recreation, fitness centers and outdoor activities (not included in the above exposure settings) follow Phase 4 guidance
Mitigation metrics for moving from a higher to lower-tier are as follows:
In order to move to Tier 2 mitigations, a region must meet the following metrics:
1) A test positivity rate =8% and ?12% for three consecutive days, as measured by the 7-day rolling average; AND
2) =20% available staffed ICU hospital beds for three consecutive days, on a 7-day rolling average; AND
3) A sustained decrease in the number of people in the hospital with COVID-19 for seven out of 10 days, on a 7-day average.
In order to move to Tier 1 mitigations, a region must meet the following metrics:
1) A test positivity rate between 6.5 and 8% for three consecutive days, as measured by the 7-day rolling average; AND
2) =20% available staffed ICU hospital beds for three consecutive days, on a 7-day rolling average; AND
3) No sustained increase in the number of people in the hospital with COVID-19 for seven out of 10 days, on a 7-day average.
In order to move to Phase 4, a region must meet the following metrics:
1) A test positivity rate less =6.5% for three consecutive days, as measured by the 7-day rolling average; AND
2) =20% available staffed ICU hospital beds for three consecutive days, on a 7-day rolling average; AND
3) No sustained increase in the number of people in the hospital with COVID-19 for seven out of 10 days, on a 7-day average.
