Posted on 03/31/2021 4:40:36 PM PDT by simpson96
CHICAGO — The city has seen a “quantum leap” in cases since a month ago — meaning Chicago has to puts reopening plans on pause, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Wednesday.
On March 1, the city was seeing an average of 295 confirmed cases per day. But as of Wednesday, an average of 498 confirmed cases are being reported each day — a 68.8 percent increase since the start of the month. Just since a week ago, daily new cases are up 37 percent.
The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 across Illinois and Chicago’s positivity rate are also rising. Deaths remain low, with an average of four per day in Chicago; but officials have previously said those losses lag behind other figures.
State and city officials have said they’re deeply worried a third surge of COVID-19 is forming. The uptick in resembles what was seen before the second wave in the fall — meaning a third surge could be on the way, they’ve said.
“We have over 400, almost 500 cases on average as of today,” Lightfoot said at a news conference Wednesday. “That’s a quantum leap from where we were even three weeks ago. That is concerning.”
Chicagoans won’t see “anything more significant in the reopening front” until the number of new cases stabilizes and falls, Lightfoot said.
(Excerpt) Read more at blockclubchicago.org ...
I smell bullsh*t
“Mother, may I” have my life back again?
Minnesota’s daily numbers are creeping back up again. I fear that Walz will go for another shutdown.
You knew it was coming. Anything to us in our muzzle-maks.
You can see the EVIL in her face...
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=lori+lightfoor&t=osx&iax=images&ia=images
If, of course, you speak English.
I suggest bulldozing the whole mess into Lake Michigan and returning the land to the Indians. Just be sure to get ALL the people underwater!
The Democrats have to keep THE FEAR going to keep people’s minds off the shambling zombie they managed to get fraudulently elected President. Simple as that.
“””The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 across Illinois and Chicago’s positivity rate are also rising. Deaths remain low, with an average of four per day in Chicago;”””
If the states have been vaccinating the most vulnerable, then the death rate should stay low.
If the death rate also starts to rise, then we need to be concerned that the vaccines are not effective in preventing deaths among the elderly vulnerable.
The key number to watch in the coming weeks is the number of deaths.
Wow. Do they really have to talk like that? Seems kind of racisty.
They never tested the vaccines on older people
Whatta bout a Quintum Leap? [even though this is likely just the third leap]
A certain offering attributed to Albert Einstein comes to mind. But it's not E=mc2.
“CHICAGO — The city has seen a “quantum leap” in cases since a month ago..”
I don’t believe a goddamned thing these filthy democrat politicians say.
“Come on man! Wear your mask! It;s just for another 30 days! Just do what we say and care about your community and we can get back to the things we love!”
The lock downs haven’t been working...we need more lock downs!
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