Inman talks about Tier 1 possibility
Patrick Stout
Voice Correspondent
MACOMB — With last Friday's placement of McDonough County in Restore Illinois Tier 2 status, Mayor Mike Inman said the county is very close to a Tier 1 declaration and resumption of limited indoor dining. The mayor spoke from Macomb City Hall and his comments were posted to the city's YouTube channel.
Inman said the county meets all but one of the Tier 1 requirements. He said a coronavirus positivity rate of under eight percent for three days is required. The positivity rate was 7.9 percent on Friday. "Mitigation efforts are paying off," the mayor said. He also mentioned that hybrid learning classes in Macomb schools would begin January 19, as would classes at Western Illinois University.