By Dave Dahl
SPRINGIELD – State leaders covered the waterfront during the coronavirus briefing Friday.
The state recorded 9,420 new cases and another 190 deaths.
Illinois Department of Public Health director Dr. Ngozi Ezike says the same thing about Christmas that she said about Thanksgiving.
“I just want everyone to be clear and not have a false sense of security,” Ezike said, “that a negative test means that everything is A-OK and that there is no way for infection to continue to happen.
“Again,” she added, “I am strongly recommending that people stay home for the holidays.”
Gov. JB Pritzker is trying to refute comparisons between his administration’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak at the veterans’ home in La Salle and the previous administration’s – that of then-Gov. Bruce Rauner – of the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Quincy. Pritzker says he’s not trying to cover anything up, he’s being transparent, and families are being notified quickly as to what is going on.
And Gov. Pritzker says the Texas lawsuit over the 2020 election is “ridiculous,” and two Illinois Congressmen are “irresponsible” for supporting it. He says U.S. Reps. Darin LaHood (R-Dunlap) and Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro) are simply “following Donald Trump down every rabbit hole.” The two are among more than 100 signing in support of an amicus brief.
