Gov. Pritzker expected to announce tighter COVID-19 mitigations for 3 Illinois regions

(WAND) - Governor JB Pritzker is expected to announce that three Illinois regions will soon enter even tighter COVID-19 resurgence mitigations.

Regions 5, 7 and 8 are set to see the new restrictions Wednesday, sources in the governor's office said.

Region 5 includes:

Marion County
Wayne County
Edwards County
Wabash County
Jefferson County
Perry County
Franklin County
Hamilton County
White County
Gallatin County
Saline County
Williamson County
Jackson County
Union County
Johnson County
Pope County
Hardin County
Alexander County
Pulaski County
Massac County

Region 7 includes:

Will County
Kankakee County

Region 8 includes:

Du Page County
Kane County

The governor is expected to announce the news during his 2:30 p.m. briefing Monday.

All of Illinois is already under increased mitigations.

The restrictions follow a three-tiered plan.

Tier 1 restrictions include indoor dining at restaurants and bars being shut down, reduced gathering sizes, and more.

Tier 2 adds further gathering size limitations and reduces table sizes for restaurants and bars to a maximum of six, among other restrictions.

Region 1 has been under Tier 2 mitigations since late last month.

Under the state's guidelines, if a region's positivity rate averages greater than or equal to 8 percent after another 14 days, more stringent mitigations could be ordered.

Should a region reach Tier 3, elective surgeries will be suspended, gathering sizes will be restricted again, recreational spaces like gyms could be forced to close, salon and personal care services will be suspended, and nonessential retailers may be forced to shut their doors once again.

Pritzker said Friday he currently has no plans of shutting down outdoor dining.

Illinois reported more than 10,000 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday.