Chicago is expected to move into a “high” community level of COVID-19 as early as Thursday night, officials said, as the city braces for an estimated 1.4 million people to visit the city over Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of the summer season.
Chicago moved into a “high” community level of COVID-19 Thursday evening, officials said, as the city braces for an estimated 1.4 million people to visit Chicago over Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of the summer season.
“As we approach the summer and the long holiday weekend for Memorial Day, it’s important for our city to safely welcome visitors and reassure them, as well as our residents, that we are taking public health measures,” said Chicago’s Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection commissioner Kenneth Meyer. “As a doctor, I’ll just reiterate we are not reinstating the mask or vaccine requirements mandates because the health system in Chicago remains stable.
“The CDC looks at the whole health service area when they’re looking at things like hospitalizations,” Arwady said. “With the most recent updates, the city of Chicago is averaging 290 cases per 100,000. For the last seven days, anything over 200 is over goal, but you can see Cook County overall is at 367.”
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