Illinois public health officials on Monday announced 1,319 new confirmed case of COVID-19 and one additional death.

The numbers came after the statewide count surpassed 2,000 in Illinois for two straight days on Friday and Saturday. The state has now reported 195,399 cases overall and 7,637 confirmed deaths.

Starting Monday, Illinois renters who have been unable to pay their rent due to coronavirus-related financial difficulty can apply for one-time grants of $5,000 through a new state program and relief for homeowners is next.

In the last few months, research has evolved from the early days of the coronavirus, when it was shown that wearing masks protected others youre with, Pritzker said. Now, study after study after study has shown us that if you wear a mask, it protects you too.

Heres whats happening Monday with COVID-19 in the Chicago area and Illinois:

3:33 p.m.: CPS will reduce funding for school resource officers by half and wont pay for police while schools are closed for remote learning

With the campaign to end school police only gaining traction since the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Chicago Public Schools introduced a budget Monday that would cut in half funding for school-based officers.

CPS had a $33 million contract with the Chicago Police Department for the previous school year. But in the coming year, the school district will no longer pay $7.5 million for 48 officers on mobile school units and will receive at least $10.5 million in credit for remote learning days, when officers arent assigned to schools, according to CPS budget documents.

CPS CEO Janice Jackson said the cost will be pro-rated based on the number of days of in-school instruction. Remote learning will continue in CPS for at least the first quarter of the school year.

(Updated: 1:04 p.m.) 12:08 p.m.: 1,319 new known COVID-19 cases, 1 additional death

The Illinois Department of Public Health on Monday reported 1,319 newly-confirmed cases of coronavirus and one additional death, raising the statewide totals to 195,399 known cases and 7,637 deaths since the pandemic began.

The seven-day statewide positivity rate as of Sunday was 4.1%, and as of Sunday night, 1,481 people in the state with COVID-19 were hospitalized. Of those patients, 352 were in an intensive care unit and 138 were on ventilators.

The daily tally of new cases reported on Sunday was slightly higher 1,382 after two consecutive days of daily case counts that reached past 2,000.

On Monday, the state reported 32,353 tests conducted during a 24-hour period.

Daily test totals were higher over the previous few days the department reported on Sunday more than 41,000 tests conducted over the previous 24 hours.

On Saturday, the state reported 48,016 tests during a 24-hour period, as well as 2,190 newly-confirmed cases that day. And on Friday, the state reported 46,869 tests during a 24-hour period and 2,084 newly-confirmed cases of COVID-19.

12:18 a.m.: Big Ten officials are nearing a decision on college football, but no votes have been taken at this time

With the Big Ten football season on life support, some players are speaking out on social media using #WeWantToPlay.

But they face long odds, especially if Dan Patricks reporting is true.

The longtime radio/TV host said Monday that based on information he received, the Big Ten and Pac-12 will cancel their seasons Tuesday. The ACC and the Big 12 are on the fence, and the SEC is trying to buy time to see if it can play.

11:46 a.m.: Wisconsin-based Epic Systems backpedals, makes return to office voluntary amid coronavirus concerns

Epic Systems has told its employees they will not be required to return to in-person work on Monday at the health care records company based in Wisconsin.

11:14 a.m.: Chicago Public Schools proposes $8.4 billon budget for 2021 as it copes with financial impact of COVID-19

Chicago Public Schools is proposing an $8.4 billion budget for the 2021 school year, according to budget documents released Monday.

Despite the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, CPS expects revenues to increase this year, in large part because of substantial levels of federal emergency relief funding to cover emergency expenses and offset previously anticipated revenue increases that will not materialize, the district said.

The greatest funding stream continues to be local property taxes, which are based on the prior years assessments.

Yet that outlook still does not elevate the districts revenue collection enough to provide students with everything they need, and CPS would still require more than $1.9 billion in additional state funding in order to fully fund schools based on the states assessment, according to CPS.

10:27 a.m.: This has been our busiest year: Crowded Lake County beaches struggle to maintain social distancing

Social distancing is becoming a challenge at Lake Countys beaches as crowds are getting larger after a hot July, and beaches are becoming smaller because of rising Lake Michigan water levels.

Lakefront beaches from Illinois Beach State Park, which stretches from the Wisconsin state like to the northern end of Waukegan, to Highland Park are adjusting their regulations to contend with the coronavirus pandemic and visitors from Chicago where beaches remain closed.

Officials at the state beach as well as in Waukegan, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest and Highland Park all said visits to their beaches are more frequent this summer and harder to accommodate because of pandemic-related social distancing.

10:26 a.m.: Around the world, the pandemic is wrecking Class of 2020s hopes for landing a first job

Around the world, young people armed with new degrees, diplomas and professional qualifications are struggling to enter the workforce as the pandemic pushes the global economy into recession. COVID-19 has thwarted hopes of landing first jobs important for jump-starting careers as employers cut back graduate recruiting plans or even revoke job offers.

The latest U.S. job numbers Friday underscored the murky outlook: 1.8 million jobs were added in July, a sharp slowdown in employment growth from the month before. It means the worlds biggest economy has regained just 42% of jobs lost to the coronavirus.

9:45 a.m.: Illinois renters can apply for $5,000 grants to cover unpaid rent due to COVID-19 starting today and homeowners are next

Illinois renters who have been unable to pay their rent due to coronavirus-related financial difficulty can apply for one-time grants of $5,000 through a new state program beginning Monday and relief for homeowners is next.

The state will give $300 million in rent and mortgage grants this fall to people impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, offering one-time grants of $5,000 for tenants and $15,000 for homeowners. The programs, administered by the Illinois Housing Development Authority, are funded through federal money from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed earlier this year.

Applications for renters are available until Aug. 21. Homeowners can apply for grants Aug. 24-Sept. 4.

6 a.m.: COVID-19 shutdowns create mad dash for ACT, SAT spots as college application season looms

When it has come to getting a standardized test score during the onslaught of COVID-19, fate has been cruel to Illinois rising high school seniors. They werent able to take the SAT at their schools in April, and many ACT sittings were canceled over the spring and summer after test sites, mostly schools, closed their doors.

That led to a mad dash last week as aspiring test-takers swamped ACTs website trying to reserve a spot this fall. ACT officials wont say how many were left in the cold, but judging by social media chatter, the number could be considerable.

Two hours in queue, one parent wrote on ACTs Facebook page. When (I) got my turn ALL September seats in Illinois and neighboring states are TAKEN. First available date is December!!! Whoever is the genius who came up with this solution should be looking for a new job.

The bedlam is happening even as colleges seek to assure applicants that standardized test scores will be optional this year. About 350 have made that declaration since the start of the pandemic, including big names such as Northwestern, Notre Dame and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

But parents and students interviewed by the Tribune dont buy it. Theyre still convinced the lack of a good score will be a disadvantage at a competitive school.

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