The Metro East Area, also known as Region 4, has exceeded IDPH criteria that trigger additional mitigations to combat a resurgence of COVID-19 and prevent uncontrollable spread. As detailed in the July 15 Restore Illinois resurgence plan, new mitigations will be applied if a region’s positivity rate averages greater than or equal to 8 percent for three consecutive days, as it has in Region 4 from August 14 to 16, 2020. Region 4 includes Bond, Clinton, Madison, Monroe, Randolph, St. Clair and Washington counties.
Effective August 18, Region 4 will operate under these new mitigation requirements:
Meetings, social events, and other gatherings are now limited to the lesser of 25 individuals or 25 percent of overall room capacity
All bars, restaurants, gaming facilities, and casinos will close at 11 pm, matching the newly imposed closing times for St. Louis
All reception halls closed
Party buses not allowed to operate
Reservations required for each party at restaurants and bars, and no congregating indoors or outdoors
Indoor tables reduced to six people or less
No dancing indoors
Removal of bar stools at bars to help prevent congregating
Tables should continue to be six feet apart
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