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By WJBC Staff
SPRINGFIELD – While 70% of Illinois residents 65 and older have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, not all of the metrics needed to advance to the Bridge Phase and on to Phase 5 of the Restore Illinois Plan have been met.
Public Health Officials Announce 2,592 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease: https://t.co/oI0ab2WCtG
— IDPH (@IDPH) March 31, 2021
The Illinois Department of Public Health says the number of people being admitted to the hospital in the state due to COVID-19 continues to increase. As long as new hospital admissions continue to increase, the state will not advance. The number of cases of COVID-19 has seen an increasing trend as well.
Health officials continue to urge all residents to continue to mask up, socially distance, and avoid crowds to reduce transmission and bring the metrics back in line to transition to the Bridge Phase.
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