{"id":998554,"date":"2021-11-11T11:58:39","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T16:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=998554"},"modified":"2021-11-11T11:58:42","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T16:58:42","slug":"illinois-mask-mandate-likely-to-remain-in-place-through-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-mask-mandate-likely-to-remain-in-place-through-thanksgiving\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Mask Mandate Likely to Remain in Place Through Thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fillinois-mask-mandate-likely-to-remain-in-place-through-thanksgiving%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=998554&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">The statewide mask mandate in Illinois will likely remain in place through Thanksgiving,&nbsp;Illinois Department of Public Health Director (IDPH) Dr. Ngozi Ezike suggested this week.<\/p>\n<p>Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker\u2019s (D) statewide mask mandate, which he announced in August, has no signs of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/10\/19\/illinois-gov-pritzker-keeps-mask-mandate-in-place-as-cases-drop-in-maskless-florida\/\">ending<\/a> as the holidays approach, despite the Democrat governor\u2019s previous desire to \u201cremove the mitigations as we approach the holidays.\u201d However, with cases spiking in the state,&nbsp;IDPH Director Ezike is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgem.com\/2021\/11\/08\/illinois-sees-uptick-new-covid-19-cases-hospitalizations\/\">casting<\/a> doubts on that timeline.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_17946906\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"40\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pritzker-2.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17946906\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Pritzker-2.jpeg\" alt=\"Citing substantial spread of the coronavirus across the state, Illinois Governor J.B. Prtizker announces a statewide mandate requiring masks be worn in all Illinois public schools, preschool through high school, on August 04, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Masks will also be required in all long-term care facilities and vaccinations will be required for all state employees at congregate facilities. (Scott Olson\/Getty Images)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Citing substantial spread of the coronavirus across the state, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announces a statewide mandate requiring masks be worn in all Illinois public schools, preschool through high school, on August 04, 2021, in Chicago, Illinois (Scott Olson\/Getty Images).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cAs we\u2019ve moved indoors, we haven\u2019t maybe taken our masks indoors with us. So a lot of unmasked indoor gatherings are likely part of the problem,\u201d Ezike said, according to WGEM. \u201cOf course, COVID is so complicated. It\u2019s been throwing us curveball after curveball.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWe\u2019d like to do everything we can (by) vaccinating, getting boosted, wearing our masks, you know encouraging other people to get vaccinated. All of that will help decrease these horrible statistics that we keep reporting and watching every day,\u201d Ezike added.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The current mandate applies to those ages two and older, regardless of vaccination status.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17557794\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"32\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/children-wearing-masks-in-school-coronavirus-stock-getty.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17557794\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/children-wearing-masks-in-school-coronavirus-stock-getty.jpg\" alt=\"Elementary schoolchildren wearing a protective face masks in the classroom. Education during epidemic. - stock photo\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">(kevajefimija\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Notably, the masked-up state is experiencing a spike in the coronavirus, experiencing one of the highest 14-day increases of coronavirus cases in the United States \u2014 +49 percent in the last two weeks alone.<\/p>\n<p>Further, this week, the state <a href=\"https:\/\/dph.illinois.gov\/covid19\/data\/statewide-metrics.html\">topped<\/a> 5,000 new cases of the virus for the first time in the last two months.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Chicago Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady said the answer is mass vaccination.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, it\u2019s especially an indication that now is the time to get vaccinated if you haven\u2019t yet, and to make sure your kids are getting vaccinated,\u201d Arwady <a href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/coronavirus\/2021\/11\/10\/22775264\/illinois-coronavirus-cases-rising-5000-covid-chicago-masks-cold\">said<\/a> Tuesday.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we can get a lot of students vaccinated now, if we can get a lot of adults vaccinated and boosted ahead of the holidays, right now is the time to do that,\u201d she added. \u201cWe wait a month, we wait two months \u2014 we could be in the middle of a larger surge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the <em>New York Times\u2019<\/em> coronavirus case tracker, last <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2021\/us\/covid-cases.html\">updated<\/a> Thursday, Illinois is reporting a daily average of 3,112 cases, or 25 per 100,000. Meanwhile, mask-free states, particularly Florida, which never had a statewide mask mandate in place at any point during the pandemic, are reporting decreases in case counts in the same time frame. According to the<em> Times\u2019<\/em> data, Florida is tied with Hawaii for the lowest daily average of coronavirus cases per capita, standing at seven. Overall, the Sunshine State is reporting a daily average of 1,423 cases, representing a 19 percent decrease over the last two weeks.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The statewide mask mandate in Illinois will likely remain in place through Thanksgiving,\u00a0Illinois Department of Public Health Director (IDPH) Dr. Ngozi Ezike suggested this week. Illinois Gov. J.B. 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