CHICAGO (WREX) � Illinois has released additional information regarding COVID-19.
The state released the information during a press briefing by Governor JB Pritzker and top health officials.
Part of the information clarifies the difference between an outbreak of COVID-19 and exposure to COVID-19.
For outbreaks, the state says it’s a location where five or more cases are epidemiologically linked to a specific setting during a 14-day period. For exposure, the state says a location where someone who tested positive went in the time before they were symptomatic or tested positive.
The state also released a list of places where people were potentially exposed to the virus. Here’s a look at what places people reported potentially being exposed to the virus from the past 30 days, according to the :
- Bars/Restaurants
- School
- Workplace
- Hospital/clinic
- Business/retail
- Office Setting
- Private home
- Household
- Grocery store
3,877 people reported restaurants or bars as potential exposure locations to COVID-19 in the past 30 days, according to IDPH. Schools have been reported as potential exposure location for 3,795 people in that same time frame, according to IDPH.
The school data is broken down by individual schools, counties and three age groups: 5-11 years, 12-17 years, and 18-22 years. State-level data is not all inclusive as it is limited to outbreaks reported by local health departments and exposure data collected through contact tracing.
Individual schools and local health departments remain the most accurate and immediate source of data, which will then get reported by local health departments to IDPH. School districts are required to notify guardians of potential exposure to COVID-19.
IDPH says 478 of 5,478 schools in the state have potential exposures, meaning these locations are where COVID-19 transmission may have occurred, but they’re not necessarily outbreak locations.
10 of the state’s 5,478 schools have an outbreak of COVID-19, according to IDPH.
While bars/restaurants and schools are on top of the state’s list for potential exposure, they’re at the bottom of the list for outbreak locations:
- Factory
- Community Event
- Church
- College
- Corrections
- Group Home
- Public School
- Workplace
- Bar
- Restaurant
You can look at the data released by the state below. if you’re trying to view the data on the 13 WREX app.
