As Gov. J.B. Pritzker says COVID-19 won’t peak in Illinois until mid-May, Mayor Lori Lightfoot predicts statewide stay-at-home order could extend into June
Posted on AllSides April 21st, 2020
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker is now saying the new coronavirus won’t peak in Illinois until mid-May, while Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday predicted the state’s stay-at-home order could go into June.
The virus’ peak had been expected in mid-to late April, but Pritzker said that’s no longer the case in part because people have been adhering to his stay-at-home order.
“So it’s been pushed out now, according to the models, to maybe mid-May, but at a lower level, and so we’re moving, inching toward that date," Pritzker said during an online...
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