Additional Restrictions For DuPage County Begin Today

Press release from the City of Wheaton:

Due to a continued increase in COVID-19 positivity rates and hospitalizations in our area, the Governor’s Office announced that Tier 2 level restrictions will begin at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11 for DuPage, Kane, Will and Kankakee counties. These restrictions are in addition to the Tier 1 restrictions already in place. Tier 2 restrictions are being implemented due to a test positivity rate above 8% in our region after more than 14 days of Tier 1 mitigations in place.

New changes under Tier 2 mitigations efforts include:

• Restaurants/bars:
  • Maximum party size of 6 people (reduced from 10 people)
• Meetings/social events and gatherings:
  • Maximum indoor or outdoor gathering size of 10 people (reduced from 25 guests/25% capacity).
  • This applies to professional, cultural and social group gatherings.
• Organized group and recreational activities:
  • Limited to the lesser of 25 guests or 25% overall room capacity both indoors & outdoors
  • Groups limited to 10 or fewer people
  • Does not apply to fitness centers

These changes do not apply to schools, and the state provides separate guidance for sports.

Tier 1 restrictions remain in place, including no indoor dining/bar service, requiring tables to be 6 feet or more apart, requiring reservations for restaurants offering outdoor dining, and more.

For more information, please see the state’s Tier 2 Resurgence Mitigations.

The City of Wheaton encourages every resident to do your part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in our community by remembering the 3 W’s when in the presence of people outside your household:

• Wear a mask.
• Watch your distance.
• Wash your hands frequently.

For more resources about COVID-19, visit the Illinois Department of Public Health website.

This press release was produced by the City of Wheaton. The views expressed here are the author’s own.