Chicago’s public health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady suggested Tuesday that the end of the city’s indoor mask mandate could align with the lifting of Illinois’ requirement on Feb. 28 after all.
Chicago’s public health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady suggested Tuesday that the end of the city’s indoor mask mandate could align with the lifting of Illinois’ requirement on Feb. 28 after all, even if the city’s COVID-19 metrics haven’t been at a lower level for long enough.for most indoor public places at the end of the month should the state’s most recent and largest coronavirus surge continue to subside.
The city had said lifting the mandate will require three out of four COVID-19 metrics to fall to the lowest or second-lowest category of risk — and remain there for two consecutive weeks. As of Tuesday, the 2% positivity rate met the “lower transmission” category, while capacities for intensive care-unit beds and non-ICU beds were at a “substantial transmission” level. The caseload of positive tests remained “high transmission” at an average of 431 per day.
Manager Junella Hutchison checks vaccine cards as diners arrive during brunch at Daley's restaurant in Woodlawn on Jan. 9. The proof-of-vaccine rule could be in place longer than the city's indoor mask mandate though neither date has been set. “It can be confusing if there’s a difference of a few days,” Arwady said about matching the city and state’s dates for removing the mandate. “We’re going to see where we are next week and make a decision sort of either way there.”
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