COVID-19 Update: Chicago Extends Its Stay-At-Home Order
Statewide, more than 1,000 residents have died from COVID-19 in just the first 10 days of January.
By Meha AhmadCOVID-19 Update: Chicago Extends Its Stay-At-Home Order
Statewide, more than 1,000 residents have died from COVID-19 in just the first 10 days of January.
By Meha Ahmad
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Illinois has lost more than 1,000 residents to COVID-19 in the first 10 days of January alone — that’s an average of more than 100 deaths per day. This comes as cases continue rising in Chicago, which has just extended its stay-at-home advisory.
Reset checks in with infectious disease specialist Dr. Emily Landon for the latest on COVID-19 in the region and the local response.
GUEST: Dr. Emily Landon, infectious disease specialist at the University of Chicago