(WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Here are latest developments in the coronavirus outbreak in Illinois on Tuesday, April 28, 2020:
- Gov. Pritzker's plans to extend his stay-at-home order to May 30 hit a snag in court Monday when a southern Illinois judge tentatively sided with a lawmaker who argues the governor has exceeded his authority. A judge in Clay County issued a temporary restraining order against Pritzker's stay-at-home directive. The move comes days after state Rep. Darren Bailey, R-Xenia, filed suit and complained rural Illinois regions should not be put under the same restrictions as the populous Chicago area during the pandemic. Bailey said Democrat Pritzker needs legislative support to extend his shelter-in-place mandate beyond the original 30 days. MORE DETAILS HERE.
- NEW NUMBERS: The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,980 new cases, including 50 deaths. That takes the state's overall known total to 45,883 cases, including 1,983 deaths. READ MORE HERE.
- The Cook County medical examiner's office confirmed Monday that 61 more people have died of causes related to the coronavirus. The county's death toll now stands at 1,442. DETAILS HERE.
- Chicago police announced Monday 21 more cases of COVID-19, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the department to 414. Of the confirmed cases, 394 are officers and 20 are civilian employees. READ MORE HERE.
- The Office of the Chief Judge announced Monday two more detainees at the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center tested positive for COVID-19. MORE DETAILS HERE.
- Mayor Lori Lightfoot is firing back at a tweet by President Donald Trump questioning the rationale for sending federal COVID-19 relief aid to Illinois. DETAILS HERE.
- Workers at dozens of Chicago area nursing homes have announced plans to strike. Members of SEIU Healthcare of Illinois have been demanding pay increases and hazard pay, improved staffing and more equipment to help protect them from COVID-19. READ MORE HERE.
- The City of Chicago launched Monday the 'Chi COVID Coach,' a mobile-friendly, web-based application to support residents during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. DETAILS HERE.
- Public safety agencies across Illinois are reminding seniors that wellness checks are still a good idea, and safe, during the COVID-19 crisis. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), along with partners from Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA), Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM), Illinois State Police (ISP) and the Illinois Sheriffs' Association issued reminders to residents of the following safety measure put in place in light of COVID-19. MORE DETAILS HERE.
- A federal judge ordered Monday that Sheriff Thomas Dart implement social distancing measures for people incarcerated in Cook County Jail. With few exceptions, Judge Matthew Kennelly's order dictates that people incarcerated in the jail can no longer be housed in the same cell with another person and that most dormitory housing must be stopped. The order also extended its earlier orders requiring the sheriff to ensure sanitation, testing, social distancing at intake and the distribution of personal protective equipment to a preliminary injunction. READ MORE HERE.
- The Loretto Hospital, in conjunction with state representatives LaShawn K. Ford and Camille Y. Lilly, announced Monday that it has opened the first community-focused, no cost COVID-19 testing site on the West Side of Chicago. DETAILS HERE.
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