August 24, 2021 – Governor J.B. Pritzker is warning that significantly stricter measures will be put back into place if COVID-19 numbers do not improve.
With cases on the rise, the Governor is saying that his office is looking at all the options for again slowing the spread of the virus.
“I will remind you that if we are not able to bring these numbers down if hospitals continue to fill if the hospital beds and ICUs get full like they are in Kentucky…if that happens we’re going to have to impose significantly greater mitigations,” he said.
The Governor didn’t provide specifics but did say that could include something like the previous phases and statewide or regional restrictions. For now, he encourages everyone to wear a mask in indoor public settings.
