Local officials, consumer advocates and industry representatives continue to file complaints about the actions state officials are taking in their efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 in nursing homes.
More than 28,000 Cook County residents contracted strains of influenza during the 2017-2018 flu season, far more than the 4,767 confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported here so far. Skeptics may point out the coronavirus might only have reached Cook County by January.