COVID-19 case tally in Chicago hits 1,149
This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses, including the novel coronavirus identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first det (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)
CHICAGO - Health officials on Friday said there are 200 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Chicago residents, raising the total to 1,149.
So far, nine Chicago residents have died from the coronavirus, Chicago Health Commissioner Allison Arwady said in a news conference Friday.
Arwady also spoke about a plan to set up thousands of beds at the McCormick Place East building to help area hospitals deal with the coronavirus outbreak.