“Cases, as many of you have already heard, are on the rise in our city and nationwide and we expect to reach the ‘high’ level soon,” Mayor Lightfoot said during a press conference Thursday morning.
Chicagoans may once again face a “high” risk of contracting COVID-19, and city officials are warning that a mask advisory may be put back in place as early as this week.Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday said the city is expected to move from a “medium” risk level for contracting COVID-19 back to a “high” risk level, likely sometime in the next week. When that happens, the city will reinstate an advisory urging Chicagoans to mask up.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updates community risk levels weekly on Thursdays. Commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health Dr. Allison Arwady said it’s “unlikely” that Chicago and Cook County are moved into the “high” risk category tonight, but she does expect that shift to happen before long.
Since the start of the pandemic, nearly 8,000 Chicagoans have died of COVID-19, according to Arwady. She and Lightfoot repeatedly stressed Thursday the need for all eligible residents to get up to date on their vaccinations and boosters to prevent further spread. With freezing temperatures and holiday gatherings planned across the city this weekend, officials are expecting to see increases in those figures in the coming days.
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