COVID-19 cases increasing in five regions of Illinois

Published August 13, 2020 6:00pm ET



Gov. J.B. Pritzker says five regions in Illinois are going in the wrong direction in regards to coronavirus cases.

The governor says regions 2, 3, and 4, which is central Illinois, west central Illinois and the Metro East, and regions 7 and 9, areas north and south of Cook County, have seen an increase in their 7-day rolling average positivity rate.

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