While the state’s response rate stands at 70%, slightly higher than the national average, the city’s rate remains just under 59%, with some neighborhoods around 30%.

Mark Konkol: “If only we would follow the pandemic Bears’s lead by keeping mindful that in a lot of ways making personal sacrifices in a time of crisis — putting on a mask, maintaining social distance and setting aside personal ideology to respect each other — maybe this year might not have been such a ‘Double-Doink.'”