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IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM MAYOR GRASSO ON COVID-19 / CORONAVIRUS

Monday, July 20, 2020

BURR RIDGE IN NEW WEST SUBURBAN REGION – “MASK FOR US”

The new case count in Burr Ridge increased by six since Friday to 129, all on the DuPage side. 
Fourteen days ago, there were 112 cases – 17 new cases in 14 days. This represents the median 
amount  of  active  cases  over  the  past  two  weeks.  Illinois  continues  to  aggressively  
test,  now exceeding 40,000 people daily. The next 30 days will be informative as to Illinois’ 
reopening fate.

As I have reported, all of Burr Ridge, as a DuPage County municipality, is now within the new West  
Suburban  Region  8  that  is  comprised  of  only  DuPage  and  Kane  Counties.  Overall,  the 
Governor  has  recreated  eleven  regions  (expanded  from  the  original  four)  around  the  
State. Chicago and Suburban Cook are separately their own regions. If there is a sustained increase 
in positivity in a 7-day rolling average (7 out of 10 days) over 8% AND a similar sustained 
increase in Covid-19 hospital admissions OR substantial reduction in ICU capacity or med/surg. beds 
under 20%, there will be more restrictions imposed. Using these new metrics, the good news is that 
our new  Region  8  rolling  7-day  average  positivity  remains  at  3.8%  -  far  below  the  8%  
threshold (remember, the threshold just in May was 20%). Hospital admissions remain stable at an 
average of 11 per day. Region 8 has 32% of its hospital beds and 48% of its ICU beds available – 
all strong indicators that tell us we are not seeing spikes in cases and hospitalizations. That is 
not the case in Chicago, where today Mayor Lightfoot announced that, starting at 12:01am on Friday, 
July 24, bars may not serve alcohol indoors; party size at restaurants was reduced from 10 to 6; 
indoor fitness class size caps were reduced from 50 to 10; while personal services that require 
removal of face masks, such as facials, are not permitted. Vigilance is not an option – it is 
compulsory. Please wear your masks and keep yourself, your loved ones and those around you in 
public safe.

I again participated in the Monday call between the DuPage Board of Health (BOH) and mayors. The 
number of cases from ages 10-19 are up 18% and 20-29 are up 25% since June 23. Of note, the BOH 
discussed how a person who tests positive but is asymptomatic should assume they could spread the 
disease for up to 10 days since the date of the test or when they learned they encountered someone 
who was later determined to be positive for COVID-19.

Our fourth mask giveaway last Saturday was again successful, with over 1,500 masks provided to 
residents. We have now given away over 12,000 masks at these events to date. If any resident at any 
time would like a few masks, they will be made available free of charge at Village Hall if you show 
 an  ID.  Wearing  a  mask  is  protecting  you  and  others,  and  the  Village  is  committed  to 
protecting you and others. Mask for US.

Finally, we continue to hope that sanity emerges to stop the violence and loss of life that is now 
a statistical “norm” in parts of Chicago on weekends. Friday evening through Sunday brought 71 
shootings and 12 deaths according to the Tribune….

“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the 
ranks of the insane.” – Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius

SOCIAL DISTANCING - ELBOW BUMPS - WEAR FACE COVERINGS