The governor is worried President Trump might try to seize the supplies for the federal stockpile so he’s keeping the details quiet, a source said.

Pritzker said he has talked with other Midwestern governors about how the region should reopen once the virus appears to be contained. “Our goal for this is to start to think about what are the preconditions to allow certain kinds of businesses to open their doors again,” Pritzker said. “The governors that I’ve spoken with have been very positive about this idea. They’ve all been thinking about it individually and understand that speaking with a common voice might be a positive move.”

After 7 days, 44% had recovered; after 14 days, 50% were better; after 21 days, 61% had recovered; and after 28 days, 69% had no symptoms from the virus.

In the past few weeks, the state has added more than 400 ICU beds and 806 ventilators. The overflow hospital at McCormick Place in Chicago built by the Army Corps of Engineers has not yet been used, Pritzker said.

“Wirepoints Founder Mark Glennon took the state to task last week over its reporting of hospitalizations and resource availability information related to the COVID-19 outbreak in an April 6 article, alleging that publishing the number of new COVID-19 cases is not enough.”

The single largest individual payment listed in the database was $13 million to a vendor identified as “Lolis David” for 200 ventilators, breaking down to $65,000 per ventilator — a price equivalent to a luxury automobile.

An online tracking tool was launched Tuesday that shows both daily state spending on the coronavirus response and a running total of expenses on contracts for items including ventilators, masks, gloves and hand sanitizer.

The state revenue pressures compound sectorwide struggles for higher education institutions, including the near-term loss of auxiliary revenues such as housing after campuses were vacated because of coronavirus concerns, and weakened operating results. Illinois’ regional universities face more risk as they’ve spent the last two years rebuilding their enrollment base, faculty, and reserves and rely most heavily on state support for operations.

Illinois residents pay more of their income toward state and local taxes than any other state’s residents.

Analyst Jill Gonzalez said Illinois fared better than most states because of big companies. “Illinois was helped out due to the fact that there are a lot of larger corporations based in Illinois,” Gonzalez said. “That’s not to say that they are not also struggling in some way, but typically not as much as small businesses are.”

“I am calling on Gov. Pritzker to convene the four legislative leaders to share what planning is underway as it relates to the reopening of our state,” said Illinois Senate Minority Leader Bill Brady. “As no official notice has been made about extending the current stay-at-home order, I believe we need to begin discussions on an eventual, responsible opening of our state’s economy.”

Illinois has reported 1,222 additional cases of COVID-19, bringing the state’s total to 23,247 since the pandemic began. The latest report comes as state officials express guarded optimism that “stay-at-home” orders and social distancing are beginning to have an impact on the spread of the disease.

Illinois’ system for helping the jobless, overwhelmed amid the pandemic, became fodder for a sharply worded political dispute Monday, as Illinois House GOP Leader Jim Durkin accused Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration of dropping the ball and Pritzker insisted major progress is being made.

Not Illinois.

Gov. Pritzker blamed the delay on “confusing and very stringent regulations” from the Department of Labor “that attempt to severely limit who can actually qualify.”

Pritzker said epidemiologists, hospital workers and Dr. Ngozi Ezike, Illinois’ public health director, are coming to a consensus that “things are leveling more than they have before.”