Julio Rivera/APIn this April 7, 2020, photo released by the U.S. Navy, sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt move ready to eat meals for sailors who have tested negative for COVID-19 and are being taken to local hotels in an effort to implement social distancing at Naval Base Guam.
Cody O'Loughlin/The New York TimesDiners at McCoy Stadium, home of the Pawtucket Red Sox for 50 years, on Father's Day, June 21, 2020, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The stadium became a makeshift restaurant this summer.
Hannah Ruhoff/TNSHannah McConnell, 26, of Chesapeake, Virginia, receives a COVID-19 vaccine as a part of a drive-in vaccination event for healthcare workers at Virginia Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad Station 8 on January 5, 2021.
Jenny Harnish/The Register-HeraldAmid new coronavirus concerns, cashier Melinda Durham, left, waits on customers from behind a plastic barrier at The Barn Store on April 8, 2020, in Gap Mills, West Virginia.
Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans AdvocateDr. Kristen Rogers, left, a hospitalist on the COVID ward, joins Rebecca Russo, an occupational therapist, and Taylor Amedee, a physical therapist, as they assist COVID patient Joan Bronson at Ochsner Medical Center in Jefferson, La., on Aug. 10, 2021.
Andy Lyons/Getty ImagesRob Vittitoe cuts the hair of Brycen Avis at Razor's Edge on May 28, 2020, in Shepherdsville, Kentucky.
Ted S. Warren/APProtesters who oppose mask and COVID-19 vaccine mandates stand near the Legislative Building, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Wednesday that Washington state is expanding its vaccine mandate to include all public, charter and private school teachers and staff, as well as those working at the state's colleges and universities. Inslee also expanded the statewide indoor mask mandate in place for non-vaccinated individuals to include those who are vaccinated.
Gabby Jones/The New York TimesA health care worker prepares to administer a coronavirus test at a drive-thru testing site in Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands, on Feb. 11, 2021.
Michael Ciaglo / Getty ImagesPeople order drinks from behind a plexiglass shied at the Big Engine Bar at the Buffalo Chip during the 80th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in Sturgis, South Dakota on Aug. 9, 2020.
Rick Bowmer / APPeople gather during a "Trash Your Mask Protest" rally at the Utah State Capitol Sept. 5, 2020, in Salt Lake City. More than 400 people gathered to protest Utah Gov. Gary Herbert's order requiring all K-12 schools in the state to require face coverings to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
Adam Robison/The Northeast Mississippi Daily JournalTannissa Jefferies, a physical education teacher at Saltillo Primary School, helps students arriving on their first day get to their proper hallway as they enter from the carpool line in Saltillo, Mississippi, on Aug. 6, 2020.
SETH HERALD / AFP via Getty ImagesResidents of Lucas County, Ohio, wait in line behind plastic barriers and stand 6 feet apart to help protect people from the coronavirus during early voting Oct. 6, 2020, in Toledo.
Becky Bohrer/APThe Wilderness Adventurer is shown Aug. 5, 2020, following its return to Juneau, Alaska, after one of its 36 passengers tested positive for COVID-19.
David Zalubowski / APCarolina Sanchez, left, is comforted by her son, Saul, both of Greeley, Colorado, during a protest Sept. 16, 2020, outside the Denver offices of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Six workers died of COVID-19 at a Colorado meatpacking plant and hundreds more were infected this past spring. Carolina Sanchez's husband, Saul, was the first worker to die of COVID-19 at the JBS Foods plant in Greeley.
Mark Humphrey/APPeople wear masks as they walk by a statue of Elvis Presley June 30, 2020, in Nashville, Tennessee. The Nashville Health Department put in place a mask mandate to help battle the spread of the coronavirus.
Emily Elconin / Getty ImagesDemonstrators gather with signs and other apparel to protest against mandated vaccines outside of the Michigan State Capitol on Aug. 6, 2021 in Lansing, Michigan. There were 44 counties in Michigan at high or substantial levels of community coronavirus transmission, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventions case and test positivity criteria as of Aug. 5, 2021.
Erin Schaff/The New York TimesA nurse who cares for COVID-19 patients sits in a massage chair in an "oasis room" at Christiana Hospital in Newark, Delaware, on April 30, 2020.
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images North America/TNSDC Health Nurse Manager Ashley Hennigan fills a syringe with a dose of the Johnson and Johnson coronavirus vaccine during a walk-up clinic at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' outdoor Reach area on May 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C.
Robert F. Bukaty/APA protester wears multiple face coverings during the pandemic-delayed State of Maine Bicentennial Parade, Aug. 21, 2021, in Lewiston, Maine. The parade was held against a backdrop of a surge in coronavirus infections caused by the delta variant and an ongoing debate over rules put in place by the Mills administration to protect residents.
Isadora Kosofsky/The New York TimesMaika Alvarez helps Jose Montoya speak with his daughter via FaceTime on Aug. 17, 2020, at the Canyon Transitional Rehabilitation Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Every resident at the long-term care facility has COVID-19, and they rely on care providers for medical care and moments of connection.
Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNSCarey Mullis, RN, BSN, moves a COVID patient from the emergency room to a room on a COVID floor at Colquitt Regional Medical Center on Aug.19, 2021, in Moultrie, Georgia.
Ashley Landis/APIn this March 16, 2021, file photo, an usher holds a sign to remind fans to wear masks during a spring training baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Arizona Diamondbacks in Scottdale, Ariz. Arizona on Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, surpassed the milestone of 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases after the state reported 3,707 new infections amid continued wrangling over vaccinations and mask requirements.
Ted Shaffrey/APA grill cook prepares meals at a fast-food restaurant behind danger tape in Jersey City, New Jersey, during the coronavirus pandemic on June 2, 2021.
Maddie Meyer/Getty ImagesPeople bike down Commercial Street on May 25, 2020 in Provincetown, Massachusetts.
Caleb Jones/APIn this Oct. 2, 2020, file photo, a woman walks into the international airport in Honolulu amid a quarantine rule that effectively shut down the tourism industry in the state.
Vasha Hunt / APThe Jemison High School band's flag girls wear masks as they cheer on their team Aug. 20 at a football game between Jemison and Thorsby High School in Thorsby, Alabama.
Mark Lennihan / APPatrick Foye, chairman and CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, hands out face masks on a New York subway, Nov. 17, 2020. He announced at a news conference a regional "Mask Force" that encourages universal mask usage on public transit.
Tommy Metthe/The Arkansas Democrat-GazetteFifth grader Marcques Haley, 10, gets his temperature checked by school nurse Rachel White before entering Stephens Elementary School in Little Rock, Arkansas, on Aug. 24, 2020.
Kristyna Wentz-Graff/APA nurse cares for a critically ill patient in the ICU at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Ore., Aug. 19, 2021. About one of every three intensive care unit hospital patients has COVID-19 in Oregon. That's 232 people statewide.
Jose M. Osorio / baiduhaiChicago Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady talks using a mask and the rising COVID-19 cases during a news conference with Mayor Lori Lightfoot at City Hall in Chicago on Oct. 19, 2020.
Geoiff Crimmins/Moscow-Pullman Daily NewsUniversity of Idaho sophomore Natalie Talcott, right, photographs Ireland Neff, left, and Sage Huggins outside Delta Delta Delta sorority during sorority bid day, the final day of the recruitment process, on Aug. 17, 2020, in Moscow, Idaho.
John Locher / APA woman wearing a mask as a precaution against the coronavirus plays an electronic slot machine during the reopening of the Mirage hotel and casino in Las Vegas on Aug. 27, 2020.
Gerry Broome / APStudents and parents begin to move students' belongings out of Bragaw Residence Hall at North Carolina State University on Aug. 27, 2020, in Raleigh, North Carolina. More than 1,000 students at the university have tested positive for the coronavirus since classes began in August.
Wilfredo Lee/APPeople wait in line to vote outside of an early voting site, Oct. 20, 2020, in Miami Beach, Florida.
Charlie Neibergall / APA health care worker performs a COVID-19 test at a test site at Waukee South Middle School in Waukee, Iowa, on July 14, 2020.
Maddie Meyer/Getty Images North America/TNSFans wearing masks and face coverings cheer during the NASCAR Cup Series Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Aug. 2, 2020, in Loudon, N.H..
Jill Toyoshiba/The Kansas City StarSome business owners at the Lake of the Ozarks say this has been their best season ever, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Bikefest brought thousands of mostly unmasked riders into the town of Lake Ozark and surrounding areas.
Alexandra Wimley/APMyat Myat, of Pittsburgh, Pa. second from right, receives a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, as her children Theinlar Soesan, 11, Lawon Kyai, 3, and Naylen Yeng, 8, look on, at a clinic organized by Age-Friendly Greater Pittsburgh, Free the Vaccine and Lively Pittsburgh to serve the Bhutanese community, May 15, 2021, at Whitehall Presbyterian Church in Whitehall, Pa.
Sean Rayford / Getty ImagesPeople enjoy the beach on Sept. 5, 2020, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The Labor Day weekend marked an end to a summer tourist season hampered by the coronavirus pandemic.
Morry Gash / APWisconsin National Guard members administer COVID-19 tests in a parking lot in Milwaukee on May 11, 2020.
Nati Harnik / APPedestrians with and without face masks during the coronavirus pandemic in downtown Omaha, Nebraska, on Aug. 7, 2020.
Pool / Getty ImagesFans in the student section wait for the start of the Missouri State vs. Oklahoma college football game on Sept. 12, 2020, in Norman, Oklahoma.
Mike Moore/Gillette News RecordPublic health nurse Joli Carr asks a series of questions of someone who has tested positive for the coronavirus while conducting a contact tracing phone call on July 24, 2020, at Campbell County Public Health in Gillette, Wyoming.
Go Nakamura/The New York TimesA drive-thru COVID-19 testing site in Houston on Aug. 21, 2020.
Kelley Smith/The News DispatchCindy Johnston, a first grade teacher at St. Stanislaus School in Michigan City, Indiana, reminds her students to maintain a safe physical distance while they line up in the hallway to use the restroom Aug. 28, 2020.
Matthew Brown/APCritical care nurse Molly Spaeny, left, with St. Vincent Healthcare, speaks with a patient after administering a coronavirus test in a drive-thru testing center outside the hospital in Billings, Montana, on March 20, 2020.
Charlie Riedel / APMembers of a four-piece string ensemble perform for friends and neighbors in the driveway of one of the musicians on Sept. 13, 2020, in Overland Park, Kansas. The group hadn't performed publicly since the coronavirus shutdowns began in March and decided to move their rehearsal outside to be able to share their music.
Glen Stubbe/00063812A/TNSIn a screened off room in the Brian Coyle Center in Cedar- Riverside neighborhood, Paramedic Kayse Abdirahman checks her temperature before administering a COVID-19 vaccine to Milgo Ahmed on April 2, 2021, in Minneapolis.
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The city of Chicago added Florida to its travel quarantine order on Tuesday and warned that Michigan could be added next week as coronavirus cases continue to rise, public health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady said.
That makes 31 states, as well as Puerto Rico, on the city’s list of places residents can’t travel to without quarantining.
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“This is the worst we are doing on COVID as a country since the beginning,” Arwady said.
Chicago’s averaging nearly 800 new cases a day, Arwady said. To put it into perspective, she said, 400 new daily cases was a level of concern and 200 was the level the city wanted to stay under.
“It’s heading the wrong way,” she said.
Test positivity in Chicago is at 7.8%, according to Illinois public health guidelines, Arwady said. City officials wanted to be under 5% and was until just a few weeks ago, she said.
Check back for updates.
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