Increased COVID-19 Hospitalizations Preventing Move To Bridge Phase

Vandalia, IL, USA / Vandalia Radio

Todd Stapleton

Mar 31, 2021 | 5:12 AM

Increased COVID-19 Hospitalizations Preventing Move To Bridge Phase

(Springfield, IL) — Increased COVID-19 hospitalizations are preventing Illinois from moving into the Bridge Phase of the reopening plan. The Illinois Department of Public Health announced over 24-hundred new COVID-19 cases yesterday, along with 17 additional deaths. Nearly 14-hundred people in the state are hospitalized for virus-related illnesses, with 121 on ventilators. IDPH says the state can’t move to the Bridge Phase until hospitalization numbers consistently drop.

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