The graphic above was captured from the website if the Illinois Department of Public Health and illustrates ICU bed utilization statewide. As you can see statewide the utilization of ICU beds is less than 50% and the utilization by COVID-19 patients is about 8% of capacity. The breakdown provided does not tell us the utilization by COVID-19 patients in Chicago but based on what is shown it’s consistent with other regions of the state.
Mayor Lightfoot is talking about tightening the restrictions on various activities in the city again. Her objective does not seem to be to prevent COVID-19 patients from overwhelming Chicago’s hospitals. I have no idea what her objective is. If she were to apply the same standards to gunshot victims she is to people with COVID-19, the Englewood, Austin, and Garfield Park neighborhoods would have been locked down a long time ago.
I, of course do not know mayor Lightfoot but I suspect she is going by projections. I don’t think I would want to have her job. And I’ll mention something else, have you seen the Presidents face lately?
This whole thing is a no win for leaders. Especially those with no rapport, there’s really nothing to offer but separation, foreclosure, illness and death.
You can’t sugarcoat it. It’s real.
No, won’t kill everyone, but it could actually be you. If not this year, then next.
Why not blame Trump? He looks grim, therefore guilty.
Truth is, he drew a bad hand, rapport is not his forte, and that’s what the people want now, comforting words