Illinois health officials believe they have a time frame for when cases of the coronavirus could peak

Posted on April 6, 2020

*The governor suggests wearing some type of mask when you leave the house. (Photo courtesy: WJBC/File)*

By Illinois Radio Network

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois health officials believe they have a possible time frame for when cases of COVID-19 will peak in Illinois.

At a news briefing at the McCormick Center, which is being converted into a makeshift hospital, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said several models indicate the peak of the pandemic in Illinois may be between mid-April and the end of the month.

“I want everybody to understand that just because you say you’re going to hit a peak does not mean that then precipitately going to fall on the other side of that peak to zero,” Pritzker said. “That does not happen.”

“He was never hospitalized, he went through a drive-thru testing situation there, and he drove through, was given a test, and a day later he got the results and found out that he was positive," – DeWitt and Piatt County Health Administrator David Remmert.https://t.co/wmZgVRBsBe

— Blake Haas (@blakehaaswjbc) March 28, 2020

IDPH has reported a total of 12,262 cases with 307 deaths.

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