Meet The Chicago Virus Hunters Who Are Tracking Down COVID-19
A group of clinics known for treating LGBTQ patients is tapping into its experience tracing the spread of HIV and syphilis.
A group of clinics known for treating LGBTQ patients is tapping into its experience tracing the spread of HIV and syphilis.
New data show social distancing measures are working, but the mayor’s office says Chicagoans shouldn’t resume their normal habits just yet.
As confirmed cases in these high-risk settings rise, some long-term care facilities are refusing to take back clients who have tested positive.
With a probable surge in COVID-19 patients coming, the reports obtained by WBEZ offer a glimpse into available hospital beds and ventilators.
Nurses were already in short supply before the pandemic began, and Illinois hospitals are competing with other states for extra workers.
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital is taking kids from other local hospitals to free up beds for adult COVID-19 patients.
Illinois could have exhausted its supply of hospital beds, intensive-care space and ventilators by next week if not for business and school closures and a stay at home order.
The state purchased millions of masks urgently needed by health care workers on the COVID-19 frontlines.
Doctors and staff say supply shortages to protect against COVID-19 have them worried as they seek resources from creative sources.
The estimates are based on the new coronavirus spreading throughout Illinois at its current pace.