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CARBONDALE (WSIL) Some restaurants in Southern Illinois are opting not to reopen dine-in services just yet.
Over the weekend, state health officials upgraded mitigation levels in Region 5 - which comprises of the 19 southernmost counties in the state - to Tier 1.
Shawnna Rhine, public information officer for Southern Seven Health Department, called the swift change in mitigations a pleasant surprise . Region 5 ended Friday in Tier 2 mitigations and ended Saturday in Tier 1. People in our region are taking the mitigation measures to heart, Rhine said.
But Rhine insists residents need to continue following those measures or risk rolling back and halt indoor dining again.