The Illinois Department of Public Health announced on Monday the second anniversary of the first COVID-19 case reported in the state. Two years later, IDPH is reporting more than 30,000 COVID-19 deaths during the pandemic.
“On Jan. 24, 2020, when we announced the first case of COVID-19 in Illinois, we were not imagining that two years later we would still be battling the virus with this ferocity,” said IDPH Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike. “While we have seen the highest number of cases and hospitalizations throughout the entire pandemic this January, we are cautiously optimistic that those . . .
You have reached content available exclusively to Homewood-Flossmoor Chronicle digital subscribers.