Chicago issues new stay-at-home order, restrictions as COVID-19 cases rise
A woman wears a mask as she walks past a grocery store in Chicago, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot urged residents in the nation's third-largest city to restrict social gatherings to 10 people, part of a renewed push announced Thursday to fight a COVID-19 surge.[AP/ Nam Y. Huh]
Chicago has issued new coronavirus restrictions, including limiting social gatherings to 10 people, in hopes of combating the surge in cases ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is urging people to stay home except for essentials, like work or getting groceries. The measures take effect Monday.
Lightfoot says the city must work to counteract the rapid rise of cases, including canceling traditional Thanksgiving plans to gather with friends and family.
A month ago, Chicago reported 500 daily new infections on average. The city is now averaging roughly 1,900 daily cases.