Chicago woman in her 60s is Illinois' first COVID-19 related death

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Source: WGN

CHICAGO — Gov. JB Pritzker announced the first COVID-19 related death in Illinois.

"I'm deeply saddened to share the news that I have dreaded since the earliest days of this outbreak," Pritzker said at a news conference Tuesday.

Pritzker said the patient was a woman in her 60s with an underlying condition who resided in Chicago, and was diagnosed earlier this month. He said she was not a resident in a nursing home.

Additionally, Illinois health officials reported 55 new cases of COVID-19 in the state. In total, there are now 160 cases of COVID-19 in 15 Illinois counties. Cases have occurred in ages 9 to 91.

Read more: https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/woman-in-her-60s-is-illinois-first-covid-19-related-death/

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[Gidney N Cloyd]

2. Emphasis on 'underlying condition.'

Unfortunately there are also going to be a lot of people with ONLY underlying conditions and no COVID at all who are going to get squeezed out of the health system when the big wave hits.