Springfield, Ill. (AP) — A region that includes counties in central and west-central Illinois is the latest to face restrictions on social interaction to slow the spread of COVID-19. Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday imposed “resurgence mitigations” on the area including Springfield, Lincoln, and Quincy. It is the ninth of 11 COVID-19 monitoring regions to fall under mitigation because of troubling increases in the illness caused by the coronavirus. Republican lawmakers and some Democrats are asking Pritzker to consider alternatives and assistance to affected businesses. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported another 6,363 infections on Thursday with 56 additional deaths.
