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| 92% Of Cook County (Illinois) COVID-19 Victims Had Pre-Existing Conditions |
| 2020-05-14 |
| [Wirepoints] A Wirepoints analysis of COVID-19 deaths from the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office reveals that 92 percent of victims from the virus had pre-existing medical conditions.* The medical examiner’s database showed COVID-19 as the primary cause of death for 2,303 people. Of those, 2,112 were shown to have at least one underlying condition as a secondary cause of death. Those conditions, also known as comorbidities, included hypertension, diabetes, obesity and heart disease. There were no secondary causes reported for 191 deaths. This finding is important because Gov. J.B. Pritzker has refused to release any statewide comorbidity data as part of his official Illinois Department of Health releases. Wirepoints asked for data directly from the governor’s office on April 21st, but we were told it was not available. We’ve since released a piece asking Gov. J.B. Pritzker why that’s so: Who’s most at risk for COVID-19 and why isn’t Illinois publishing that data? Understanding who is most at risk — and who is not — is central to a public understanding of the virus. It’s also central to helping decide when and how to open up our economy and schools. What Cook County’s and other comorbidity data across the country implies is that the risk of death for healthy Illinoisans is far lower than Gov. J.B. Pritzker might lead people to believe based on his protracted lockdown and drawn out reopening plan. Cook County reports that of the 2,303 victims where COVID-19 was listed as the primary cause of death, 92 percent had one or more comorbidities.... ...Wirepoints shouldn’t be forced to seek out and compile partial comorbidity data based on tips from others. The state should be open and transparent with all of its COVID-19 statistics. Regardless, the data continues to be revealed, even with the state’s stonewalling. The information we now know paints a compelling case for a far different reopening plan than Gov. Pritzker has introduced. Related: COVID-19 deaths: 2020-05-07 New York Reports Over 1,700 Previously Undisclosed Deaths at Nursing Homes COVID-19 deaths: 2020-05-05 IHME May 4 Forecast COVID-19 deaths: 2020-04-29 YouTube Censors Viral Video of Doctors Criticizing ‘Stay-at-Home' Order Related: Cook County: 2020-04-15 Chicago is not sharing the names of released prisoners, 29 shot over Easter weekend Cook County: 2020-04-14 18-Year-Old Accused of Fatally Pushing Marine Veteran in Front of Train Cook County: 2020-03-17 Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s race for reelection has faced Smollett criticism, opponent with deeper pockets |
| Posted by:Clem |
| #11 JB or JJ, he's as lonesome as a man can be... Sing it, Gregg |
| Posted by: Lex 2020-05-14 21:48 |
| #10 ^ Snark o' The Eve |
| Posted by: Lex 2020-05-14 21:47 |
| #9 Gov. J.B. (Jelly Belly) Pritzker |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2020-05-14 21:27 |
| #8 How many of those 92% lived in a nursing home? |
| Posted by: gorb 2020-05-14 18:12 |
| #7 ^ Has anyone seen his feet? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2020-05-14 15:52 |
| #6 There's a reason I call him Gov. Flintstone. He looks like Fred and is almost as smart. |
| Posted by: Spot 2020-05-14 15:19 |
| #5 92% democrats? |
| Posted by: Woodrow 2020-05-14 10:23 |
| #4 Is Chicago counting the Plumbum-related deaths as COVID-19 deaths? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2020-05-14 09:57 |
| #3 ^They will still vote, Visitor. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-05-14 02:49 |
| #2 Those conditions, also known as comorbidities, included hypertension, diabetes, obesity and heart disease. Too sick or frail to leave Illinois, therefore they must be removed from the voter rolls. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2020-05-14 01:44 |
| #1 It didn't take long for me to get tired of this fat-a$$ governor. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-05-14 00:09 |