As New Variant Spreads, CPS Asks Students, Staff to “Please Test for COVID Before Returning to School” Following Winter Break
“We’ve been able to remain in"medium" COVID-19 level through the holidays, which I am very pleased about, but we are by no means in the clear," Dr. Allison Arwady, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Public Health said during a Facebook Live update last week. metrics could potentially rise again.
"As of last week, Chicago and Cook County remain in the"medium" COVID-19 community level, according to the metrics that we follow from the CDC," Lightfoot said on Dec. 22. "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, perhaps as early as this week, or next. And if we do, we won't be alone. For example, other big cities such as New York City, and Los Angeles already went too high, and 43 counties in Illinois reached the high level last week. If and when Chicago and Cook County reached the high level, we will issue a mask advisory.
The advisory means the city would be"asking all Chicagoans age 2 and older to wear masks in indoor public settings."This article tagged under:
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