2,082 New Cases, 20 Deaths, 58K Vaccinations Reported Tuesday
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported just over 2,000 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus on Tuesday, with 20 additional deaths attributed to the virus and more than 58,000 doses of the vaccine administered the day before.
According to the latest IDPH data, 2,082 cases have been reported over the last 24 hours. Those new cases bring the statewide total to 1,150,170 since the pandemic began.
The 20 additional deaths bring the state to 19,686 deaths during the pandemic.
In the last 24 hours, state laboratories have received 55,705 new specimens for testing. The state’s seven-day rolling positivity rate for all COVID tests stayed at 3.3%, the same from the day before, while the positivity rate on individuals tested dropped slightly to 4% from 4.1% the day before.
Chicago Teachers Union delegates approve deal to reopen schools, as opposition among educators grows
In an evening session on Monday, the Chicago Teachers Union s House of Delegates voted 85 to 13 percent in favor of a sellout deal to resume in-person instruction in school buildings, threatening untold numbers of teachers, students and parents with infection and death. The decision sends the deal to Chicago teachers for a membership vote, scheduled to last through midnight Tuesday.
Chicago teachers protesting unsafe working conditions. (Photo: Twitter @CTULocal1)
The agreement, announced by the CTU Sunday evening, would reopen in-person classes for kindergarten and special education classes as early as Thursday, with staggered reopenings for different grades lasting through March 8. The phased reopening, designed to break the unity of teachers by dividing them by grade levels, means that schools will fully open for in-person classes just as the new, more dangerous strains of COVID
After the Chicago’s Teachers Union’s House of Delegates voted to authorize all union members to conduct remote work only beginning Jan. 25, Chicago Public.
After the Chicago's Teachers Union's House of Delegates voted to authorize all union members to conduct remote work only beginning Jan. 25, Chicago Public Schools on Thursday said the decision to remain out of schools is a "decision to strike" and in violation of the collective bargaining agreement between CPS and CTU.