Illinois Governor JB Pritzker gave a COVID update Monday as officials announced 9,849 new cases and 17 deaths.
CHICAGO -- Governor JB Pritzker announced new measures to help Illinoisans get vaccinated and tested Monday as COVID cases surge statewide thanks to the omicron variant.
Pritzker did not beat around the bush, painting in stark terms what the upcoming New Year's Eve festivities will bring. Ezike brought along with her the numbers to back those pronouncements up. With a shortage of at-home COVID tests and long lines at most testing centers, the state also announced a 50% increase in the number of state-run testing clinics as well as expanding vaccination clinics and providing additional personnel to local health departments who've been struggling not with vaccine availability, but with enough staffing to administer those vaccines.
"We were exposed last Monday, we laid low for a couple days, the rule of thumb is like five to seven days after exposure to be tested," Gent said.
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