In Cook County, Nursing Homes Account For A Quarter Of COVID-19 Deaths – WBEZ (Chicago)

The Pritzker administration has provided little information about the number of COVID-19 deaths among nursing home residents statewide. His administration has also declined to identify the nursing homes where those deaths have taken place. The Illinois Department of Public Health, which regulates the facilities, emailed a statement Wednesday that said the state had 296 deaths due to COVID-19 “associated with” nursing homes. That tally, according to the statement, includes both residents and staff members.

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