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On March 13, fourteen new cases of the coronavirus were reported by officials, bringing the total to 46. Governor Pritzker also announced statewide school closures until 30 March.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20200312-kn45pek3cnegld3r7a7ts7azbe-story.html|title=Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what’s happening Saturday with COVID-19 in the Chicago area|first=Chicago Tribune|last=staff|website=chicagotribune.com}}</ref> Additionally, casinos statewide would close for 14 days beginning on March 16.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/rivers-casino-temporarily-to-suspend-operations-amid-coronavirus/2236949/|title=All Illinois Casinos to Close for 14 Days Starting Monday}}</ref> The Cook County Circuit court announced that “no orders for an eviction or foreclosure will be entered during the 30-day period.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cookcountycourt.org/HOME/INFORMATIONREGARDINGCORONAVIRUS.aspx|title=Illinois Circuit Court of Cook County > HOME > INFORMATION REGARDING CORONA VIRUS|website=www.cookcountycourt.org|access-date=2020-03-14}}</ref> |
On March 13, fourteen new cases of the coronavirus were reported by officials, bringing the total to 46. Governor Pritzker also announced statewide school closures until 30 March.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20200312-kn45pek3cnegld3r7a7ts7azbe-story.html|title=Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what’s happening Saturday with COVID-19 in the Chicago area|first=Chicago Tribune|last=staff|website=chicagotribune.com}}</ref> Additionally, casinos statewide would close for 14 days beginning on March 16.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/rivers-casino-temporarily-to-suspend-operations-amid-coronavirus/2236949/|title=All Illinois Casinos to Close for 14 Days Starting Monday}}</ref> The Cook County Circuit court announced that “no orders for an eviction or foreclosure will be entered during the 30-day period.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cookcountycourt.org/HOME/INFORMATIONREGARDINGCORONAVIRUS.aspx|title=Illinois Circuit Court of Cook County > HOME > INFORMATION REGARDING CORONA VIRUS|website=www.cookcountycourt.org|access-date=2020-03-14}}</ref> |
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March 14 saw the first COVID-19 cases in [[Downstate Illinois]], with confirmed patients announced in [[Woodford County, Illinois|Woodford]], [[Cumberland County, Illinois|Cumberland]], |
March 14 saw the first COVID-19 cases in [[Downstate Illinois]], with confirmed patients announced in [[Woodford County, Illinois|Woodford]], [[Cumberland County, Illinois|Cumberland]], [[St. Clair County, Illinois|St. Clair]] [[Sangamon County, Illinois|Sangamon]] Counties.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dph.illinois.gov/news/first-cases-coronavirus-disease-central-and-southern-illinois |title=First Cases of Coronavirus Disease in Central and Southern Illinois |date=March 14, 2020 |publisher=[[Illinois Department of Public Health]] |accessdate=March 14, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Morgan |first1=Josh |title=Two patients in Springfield test positive for COVID-19 |url=https://wrex.com/2020/03/14/two-patients-in-springfield-test-positive-for-covid-19/ |accessdate=15 March 2020 |agency=WREX}}</ref> Another new case, in [[DuPage County, Illinois|DuPage County]], was the first Illinoisan resident of a [[Nursing home care|long-term care facility]] to contract the virus. |
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==Government response== |
==Government response== |
Revision as of 01:35, 15 March 2020
2020 coronavirus pandemic in Illinois | |
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Disease | COVID-19 |
Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
Location | Illinois, United States |
First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
Arrival date | January 24, 2020 (4 years, 4 months and 3 weeks) |
Confirmed cases | 64[1] |
Recovered | 2 |
Deaths | 0 |
The 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Illinois began on January 24, 2020, when a woman in Chicago, who had just returned from the epidemic's center in Wuhan, tested positive for the virus.[2] This was the second case of COVID-19 in the United States during the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic. The woman's husband was diagnosed with the disease a few days later, the first case of human-to-human transmission in the United States. In mid-March, as the number of known cases rose into the double digits, the state took measures to halt its spread.
Timeline
January
On January 24, 2020, Illinois health officials announced the first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus in the state of Illinois, also the second confirmed case in the United States. The case was a woman in her 60s who had returned from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the outbreak. The woman began to experience symptoms after returning to Chicago. She was isolated at St. Alexius Medical Center in the Chicago suburb of Hoffman Estates.[3]
On January 30, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed that the first human-to-human transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus (then known as 2019-nCoV) had occurred in Chicago. According to the CDC, the woman who was the first Illinois case had transmitted the virus to her husband, who was confirmed as the second Illinois case and the sixth U.S. case after testing positive. He was isolated at the same hospital as his wife.[4] The two cases were released from the hospital and began home isolation on February 7,[5] and made a full recovery by February 15.[6]
February
Both Illinoisans who had been hospitalized for coronavirus made full recoveries and were released from home isolation on February 14.[7] On February 29, another Illinois resident tested positive for the virus in Cook County.[8]
March
On March 5, public health officials in Chicago reported a fifth case of coronavirus in a man in his 20s who recently traveled to Italy and returned to Illinois on a flight to Chicago O'Hare International Airport. The new case was hospitalized at Rush University Medical Center.[9] On March 6, a sixth case was reported in Chicago. The patient, a classroom assistant in the Vaughn Occupational High School, had been on the Grand Princess cruise.[10]
On March 9, four additional cases were announced in Cook County, bringing the state's total number of cases to eleven. Governor J. B. Pritzker also announced a disaster proclamation (a state of emergency) for the state of Illinois.[11] On March 10, Governor Pritzker announced eight new presumptive positive cases, two of which were the first cases outside of Cook County. These cases brought Illinois's total number of cases to 19.[12]
On March 11, six new cases of the coronavirus were reported, bringing the total to 25.[13] Northwestern University announced an extension of spring break for an additional week followed by holding classes remotely until at least April 27.[14] Courses at the University of Illinois will be held entirely online after spring break; residence and dining halls will remain open.[15] On March 12, seven new cases of the coronavirus were reported by officials, bringing the total to 32.[16]
On March 13, fourteen new cases of the coronavirus were reported by officials, bringing the total to 46. Governor Pritzker also announced statewide school closures until 30 March.[17] Additionally, casinos statewide would close for 14 days beginning on March 16.[18] The Cook County Circuit court announced that “no orders for an eviction or foreclosure will be entered during the 30-day period.”[19]
March 14 saw the first COVID-19 cases in Downstate Illinois, with confirmed patients announced in Woodford, Cumberland, St. Clair Sangamon Counties.[20][21] Another new case, in DuPage County, was the first Illinoisan resident of a long-term care facility to contract the virus.
Government response
On March 9, Governor J. B. Pritzker issued a disaster proclamation, the state's equivalent to a state of emergency, as four new cases were announced in the state.[22]
On March 12, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced that after meeting with Comcast executives, the company will "double internet speeds to low income households nationally. Also, 60 free days of internet for low income households" would be available starting March 16.[23]
On March 13, Governor Pritzker announced that all schools in Illinois would close for a period to begin the following Tuesday and last until the end of the month. The governor's announcement came after hundreds of public school districts and private schools had already announced closures.[24]
Economic impact
School closures
On March 9, Loyola Academy in Wilmette canceled classes due to potential exposure of a student to the virus.[25]
Cultural Impact
On March 12, the Illinois High School Association announced the cancellation of most remaining winter State Series postseason tournaments, with basketball being the main activity affected.[26]
References
- ^ [1], NBC Chicago. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
- ^ "Chicago woman infects husband with coronavirus, US issues travel warning" Archived 2020-03-12 at the Wayback Machine, WGN9 TV, Chicago, IL. Jan. 30, 2020
- ^ "Coronavirus Confirmed In Chicago; Woman In Her 60s Being Treated For Symptoms". CBS Chicago. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ Ellwood, Patrick (30 January 2020). "Chicago woman infects husband with coronavirus, US issues travel warning". WGNTV. WGN9 Chicago. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ Griffin, Jake (7 February 2020). "Couple diagnosed with coronavirus now out of Hoffman Estates hospital". Daily Herald. Daily Herald. Daily Herald. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "Chicago Coronavirus Patients Released From Home Isolation Following Recovery". NBC5 Chicago. NBC. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "Public Health Officials Announce Two Chicago Patients Released From Home Isolation Per CDC Guidance". Illinois Department of Public Health. February 15, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
- ^ "State of Illinois Public Health Officials Announce New Presumptive Positive COVID-19 Case In Illinois". Illinois Department of Public Health. February 29, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus in Illinois: 5th Case Confirmed in Man Who Flew to O'Hare After Travel to Italy". WMAQ. 5 March 2020. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ Leone, Gregory Pratt, Angie Leventis Lourgos, Javonte Anderson, Hannah. "CPS special education classroom assistant tested positive with coronavirus, marking Illinois' 6th patient". chicagotribune.com. Archived from the original on 2020-03-07. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Pritzker says Illinois coronavirus tally hits 11, declares state of emergency". 2020-03-09. Archived from the original on 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ Horng, Eric (2020-03-10). "8 new Illinois coronavirus cases announced in Kane, Henry, Cook Counties, bringing state total to 19; 4 schools closed". abc7chicago. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
- ^ "Illinois announces 6 new coronavirus cases, bringing total to 25; majority in Chicago area". ABC7 Chicago. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus Update, March 11, 2020". Northwestern University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ Zigterman, Ben. "UPDATE: UI to shift to online classes after spring break". The News-Gazette. Archived from the original on 2020-03-12. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- ^ "7 more coronavirus cases confirmed in Illinois, including child; state total now 32". FOX 32 Chicago. March 12, 2020.
- ^ staff, Chicago Tribune. "Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here's what's happening Saturday with COVID-19 in the Chicago area". chicagotribune.com.
- ^ "All Illinois Casinos to Close for 14 Days Starting Monday".
- ^ "Illinois Circuit Court of Cook County > HOME > INFORMATION REGARDING CORONA VIRUS". www.cookcountycourt.org. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
- ^ "First Cases of Coronavirus Disease in Central and Southern Illinois". Illinois Department of Public Health. March 14, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
- ^ Morgan, Josh. "Two patients in Springfield test positive for COVID-19". WREX. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ Lansu, Michael (March 9, 2020). "Four New Coronavirus Cases Prompt Illinois Disaster Declaration". WBEZ.org. Chicago Public Media. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ Schutz, Paris (2020-03-12). "Lightfoot: Effective Monday, Comcast will double internet speeds to low income households nationally. Also, 60 free days of internet for low income households. Lightfoot says the move came after requests from her office". @paschutz. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
- ^ "All Illinois Schools to Close Due to Coronavirus, Governor Announces". NBC-5 Chicago. NBCUniversal. March 13, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
- ^ "Loyola Academy in Wilmette Cancels Classes Over Coronavirus Exposure". Archived from the original on March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "IHSA cancels basketball, all remaining winter State Series tournaments because of coronavirus". Retrieved March 13, 2020.