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Kankakee County COVID-19 Update Press Conference 5/1/2020 11:00 AM
A
So,
apparently,
you
have
to
turn
microphones
on
to
have
a
press
conference.
So
thank
you
for
for
joining
us,
whether
you're
online,
you
know
streaming
live
or
here
in
person.
I
wanted
to
take
a
moment.
I
want
to
thank
thank
everybody
for
the
opportunity
to
to
speak
to
you
today
about
kind
of
giving
you
some
updates
on
a
hyperlocal
level
of
what's
going
on
in
Kankakee
County
as
far
as
Kovac
19,
but
before
we
get
going
I
just
wanted
to
take
a
moment.
A
I
want
to
thank
in
particular
the
public
for
forgetting
on
board
with
this
and
taking
it
seriously.
We
had
a
few
fits
and
starts
at
the
beginning,
but
it
it
seems,
like
people
have
begrudgingly
taking
their
medicine,
so
to
speak,
and
now
they
realize
and
I
hope
you'll
see
in
a
few
minutes
that
there
has
been
a
benefit
to
these
actions.
A
Obviously,
these
four
people
that
are
here
with
me
today,
you
know:
Phil
kamek,
CEO,
Riverside,
Hospital
and
Christopher
stride,
CEO
of
Amida
Hospital,
John
Bevis,
the
administrator
of
a
keiki
County
Public,
Health
Department
and
Bob
Guster
or
Kankakee
County
coroner
I.
Very
much
appreciate
your
time.
They've
got
some
good
information
to
share
with
you
and
and
I
really
appreciate
what
you're
doing
on
a
daily
basis,
because
this
is
as
its
evolving.
It's
high
pressure.
It's
high
tension,
there's
a
very
human
factor
to
this,
and
you
also
have
operational
concerns
as
well.
A
So
we
do
appreciate
what
you're
doing
and
your
team's.
It's
amazing
what
you
see,
how
people
step
up
in
times
of
trouble,
especially
here
in
the
United
States,
and
we
have
a
good
history
of
that,
so
the
community
leaders
that
have
been
in
close
contact
with
me
over
the
past
week.
So
I
want
to
thank
you.
A
You
know
all
the
mayors
that
we've
been
talking
to
and
trying
to
communicate
on
a
regular
basis,
so
they
can
get
information
to
their
constituents
and
I
do
want
to
have
a
special
thanks
to
to
Steve
hunter
and
Theotis
pace.
Who
we've
talked
frequently
about
what's
going
on
in
the
african-american
community
and
to
provide
information
and
the
commitments
of
some
of
these
gentlemen
in
those
areas.
We
really
appreciate
as
well.
A
I
also
want
to
thank
my
friends,
the
the
sheriff
Mike
Downey
and
state's
attorney
Jim
row
for
the
work
that
they're
doing
in
this
aspect
and
our
legislators
senator
Joyce
and
representative
Parkhurst,
who
have
been
there
for
us
at
any
time.
We
need
assistance
or
questions,
or
we
look
for
resources
we,
especially
in
Shapiro.
We
want
to
thank
them
for
what
they're
doing
and
then
me
personally
my
team.
This
whole
time
it's
been.
A
This
has
been
going
on
what
a
month
and
a
half
it
only
seems
like
a
couple
days,
but
my
maintenance
director,
Wes
Andrews
who's
directly
on
the
front
lines
with
building.
You
know
the
janitorial
services
to
make
sure
that
we're
protecting
our
employees
and
IT
director
Kevin
Duvall
to
make
sure
that
we
can
have
all
these
zoom
meetings
that
everybody
has
become
accustomed
to
now.
These
days,
our
EMA
director,
Andy,
based
in
you
know
all
of
our
elected
and
appointed
department,
heads
and
their
staff,
and
especially
our
County
Administrator,
need
a
spec
Minh.
A
A
B
And
good
morning
to
to
the
folks
out
there
listening
as
I
sit
here
today,
we
opened
up
our
command
center
52
days
ago,
so
so
this
is
at
least
been
serious
enough
for
Riverside
to
open
up
the
command
center
for
52
days,
so
not
quite
two
months,
but
we're
quite
a
long
time.
We've
been
staffing
that
command
center
every
day,
7
days
a
week,
8
to
10
hours
a
day
since
then
we
did
lots
and
lots
of
preparation
for
our
patients
and
for
our
communities
to
keep
you
safe.
So
we
we
created
negative
pressure
rooms.
B
B
Areas
for
those
patients
and
care
for
them
and
also
keep
them
separate
from
the
rest
of
our
patients
who
still
come
in
who
we
have
who
don't
have
kovat.
We
did
a
lot
of
work
in
our
IDI
and
created
additional
isolation
rooms
in
our
IDI
created
a
separate
triage
area
in
our
IDI
just
to
protect
people
coming
in
what
I
will
say
current
state
today
we
have
ample
bed
space.
We
have
ample
Vettel
ventilators.
B
We
still
have
issues
out
there
and
and
two
of
those
issues
really
are
congregate,
living
facilities
throughout
our
community,
so
whether
it's
Shapiro
Developmental
Center,
that
you
heard
about
whether
it's
Miller
Center,
our
own
skilled
nursing
facility
or
others
throughout
the
community,
those
populations
and
those
folks
are
the
most
at
risk,
and
we
need
to
be
very,
very
careful
in
how
we
how
we
handle
those
folks.
The
other
big
issue
I,
see
out
there
and
I'll
speak
to
this
more
when
it
comes
to
testing,
is
really
asymptomatic.
Patients.
B
What
we're
finding
our
patients
are,
people,
I,
won't,
even
say
patients,
because
we're
not
patients.
Yet
people
are
out
in
the
community
and
they
feel
great
as
we
test
them.
Some
of
them
are
coming
back
positive
with
kovat
right,
so
no
symptoms
at
all.
They
don't
have
a
fever,
they
don't
have
a
sore
throat,
they
don't
have
shortness
of
breath
or
chest
pain.
Those
are
the
folks
that
can
spread
the
disease,
spread
the
virus
to
other
folks,
especially
the
seniors
who
are
most
at
risk
right.
B
So
those
are
the
two
big
issues
out
there
with
that
being
said,
I
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
our
ER
and
I.
Had
a
dear
friend
call
me
yesterday,
right
female
in
her
70s
I
won't
say
your
exact
age.
I
won't
say
her
name
called
me:
she's
had
a
fever
for
three
days,
she's
had
stomach
severe
stomach
pain
for
almost
a
week
and
she
goes
fill.
What
should
I?
Do
you
call
nine-one-one
you're
getting
the
ambulance
and
you
come
to
our
er
right?
That's
what
she
needed
to
do.
She
came
in.
B
She
had
a
hot
appendix
we
did
emergency
surgery
and
took
her
pendeks
out.
She's
great
people
are
staying
at
home
when
they
should
be
coming
to
our
ers
I
hear
those
stories.
I
went
down
to
my
to
my
ear
and
I
was
talking
to
our
ER
manager.
Those
stories
happen
every
day.
If
I
get
nothing
across
to
anybody
out
of
this
press
conference,
don't
be
afraid
to
come
to
our
ER,
so
whether
it's
Riverside
or
Amida,
it
doesn't
matter,
come
to
our
ers.
B
If
you
have
chest
pain,
we
have
people
who
have
come
to
our
ER
three
and
four
and
five
days
after
having
a
heart
attack,
they're
afraid
to
come,
because
they
don't
want
to
get
Co
bed
well.
The
alternative
is
much
much
worse
right.
So
I
can't
stress
enough.
Our
ers
are
safe
as
you
come
into
Riverside
ER
and
Chris
can
speak
to
to
Amita
as
you
come
in,
you're
gonna
get
Preet
realized.
B
If
you
have
any
sort
of
respiratory
you're
gonna
go
immediately
into
one
of
our
isolation
rooms,
you're
not
going
to
be
mixed
with
the
other
population
of
patients
that
are
out
there
we're
seeing
people
dying
at
home.
That
is
a
travesty.
We
need
people
to
come
to
the
ER
if
you
have
symptoms
of
stroke
of
chest,
pain
of
shortness
of
breath,
get
to
the
ER
guys
that
that's
that's
my
whole
theme
here
today,
my
biggest
theme
here
today
we're
set
up
for
this.
We
have
triage
that
will
separate
you
from
the
kovat
potentials.
B
We
have
isolation
rooms,
we
have
all
of
that.
We
have
PPE,
we
have
all
the
stuff.
We
need
to
take
care
of
you
safely
within
our
emergency
department.
So
please
do
that.
The
next
thing
I
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
is
testing
and
I.
Believe
testing
is
key
as
we
want
to
come
out
of
this
self
quarantine
right.
B
The
stay
at
home
orders
I
believe-
and
this
is
this-
is
Phil
Campbell
speaking
I'm,
not
a
scientist
I'm,
not
a
doctor,
I'm,
a
healthcare
administrator
but
I
know
a
thing
or
two,
the
more
people
we
can
test
the
better
off
we're
gonna,
be
we.
We
have
been
doing
a
lot
of
testing
at
Riverside.
We
have
the
capabilities
of
doing
3,000
tests
per
week
right,
that's
fantastic!
B
52
days
ago,
when
we
started,
we
could
do
none
right.
We
would.
We
would
simply
ask
you:
had
you
been
to
China?
Had
you
been
to
Italy?
Had
you
been
to
Iran
or
South
Korea
and
if
you
said
no,
but
you
had
a
fever
and
you
weren't
feeling
well
stay
home
and
self-quarantine
that
those
are
the
only
tools
we
had
back
then.
Last
week
we
got
testing
equipment
on
site.
We
can
now
do
3000
tests
per
week.
There's
a
standing
joke
with
my
with
my
team
I'm,
like
what
happens.
B
B
So
what
have
we
done
at
Riverside
again
on
Mark
May
11th
we're
going
to
be
able
to
open
up
elective
procedures
again
so
again,
our
cardiac
cath
labs
in
our
outpatient
surgeries
area
areas,
our
inpatient
surgery
area,
et
cetera,
per
the
governor's
executive
order
and
in
my
role
on
the
ihe
board,
I
worked
with
the
governor's
office
work
with
the
HEA
to
have
that
happen.
Yes,
that
happens.
We
need
to
test
every
patient.
B
B
This
week
and
last
week,
we've
tested
over
1,500
Riverside
employees
right
we're
testing
our
er
people,
we're
testing
our
ICU
people,
we're
testing
our
cath
lab
people,
we're
testing
our
people,
I
want
make
sure
as
patients
come
in
they're
clean
and
our
staff
are
clean,
our
staff
isn't
going
to
transmit
it
to
them
right.
So
we've
tested
over
1500
people.
B
We
employ
3000
over
the
course
of
the
next
few
weeks,
we'll
test
everybody
else
right,
but
we
know
testing
is
key
if
we
want
to
treat
you
safely,
and
so
that's
where
we're
working
towards
what
I
will
tell
you
is
that
any
end
patient
that
comes
into
the
hospital
anybody
that
comes
to
the
hospital
they're
sick
enough
where
they
have
to
spend
the
night
they
have
to
stay
overnight
for
a
day
or
two
or
five
or
ten
whatever.
It
is.
B
We're
testing
all
of
those
folks
upon
admission
to
make
sure
we
can,
if
they're,
if
they're
coded
negative,
they
have
no
symptoms.
Fantastic
they're
gonna
go
to
a
regular
unit,
but
if
they're,
if
they
test
kovat
positive,
then
we're
gonna
put
them
up
on
the
isolation
unit.
Right
again,
we've
got
to
isolate
this
virus
from
each
other
and
that's
the
whole
concept
behind
social
distancing.
That's
what
we're
doing
in
our
facilities
as
well.
B
What
I
want
to
stress
to
the
folks
listening
to
the
entire
community,
it's
safe
to
come
to
the
hospital
right,
we're
gonna
test!
You,
we've
tested
our
staff,
you
need
procedures
if
you
needed
a
cardiac
cath
six
weeks
ago
or
if
you
needed
a
surgery
six
weeks
ago,
guess
what
you
need
it
today
right.
We've
delayed
that
and
probably
most
likely
what
we're
seeing
is.
If
we
delayed
you
six
weeks
ago,
four
weeks
ago
and
you've
waited
this
long,
you're
probably
deteriorating
right,
that's
just
the
natural
human
condition.
We
need
to
get
you
in.
B
We
need
to
get
you
tested.
We
need
to
take
care
of
your
issue,
so
you
can
lead.
So
you
can
continue
on
with
your
normal
life
and
your
normal
routine.
But
testing
is
key
and
that's
what
we're
doing
at
Riverside.
What
I
also
want
to
say
you
can
read
all
the
literature
out
there
etc,
but
our
but
our
african-american
populations
have
been
underserved
across
the
country
right,
a
lot,
a
variety
of
reasons,
but
what
Riverside
has
done?
B
B
The
results
are
back.
We
had
eight
patients
that
were
positive,
not
that
many
that's
less
than
3%.
That's
fantastic
news,
but
those
3%.
We
need
to
make
sure
they
stay
isolated,
so
they
don't
give
it
to
Grandma
or
they
don't
give
it
to
to
their
family
member
or
to
a
community
member
right
because
we've
tested
we
know
we
can
isolate
those
folks
for
10
days
per
CDC
guidelines
and
they're
much
less
likely
that
to
then
transmit
it
and
perpetuate
this
and
keep
it
going.
Today
we
are
out
in
Sun,
River,
Terrace
and
I.
B
Just
got
a
note
on
my
phone
and
some
pictures.
We
did.
We.
We
are
over
a
hundred
hopeful,
hopefully
we'll
get
up
to
that
150
level,
but
again
we're
testing
populations
that
are
most
at
risk
to
help
stop
the
spread.
So
then
we
can't
open
up
in
the
future
right.
We
have
worked
with
with
various
municipalities
with
various
employers
and
we're
going
on
the
road,
and
we
will
go
to
your
site
and
we
will
test
you
in
those
for
those
employee
groups,
for
these
communities
etc.
We
have
it.
B
We
have
a
lot
of
employers
that
have
reached
out
to
us
that
we're
going
to
go
on-site
and
start
testing
so
again.
For
me,
my
standpoint
testing
is
key
to
say:
where
are
we
at
with
this?
For
individuals?
You
can
go
to
your
primary
care
physician.
They
know
now,
we've
communicated
with
them.
They
can
send
you
to
Riverside
and
you
can
get
tested
as
well
right.
B
So
so
again,
my
goal
I,
would
love
to
see
at
least
50%
of
everybody
in
this
county
tested,
maybe
more
great,
more
work
for
you
John,
but
that's
what
I'm
looking
at
doing?
How
do
we
test
as
many
people?
So
we
are
ready
to
open
our
doors
when,
when
the
time
comes
and
the
governor
lifts
his
order
so
very
positive
and
take
them
way
too
much
time
so
I
apologize
chairman.
B
What
the
last
thing
I
want
to
talk
about
again
when
all
of
this
started
we
said,
shut
down,
shut
down,
no
visitors,
no,
no
people
coming
into
the
hospitals
if
you're
sick
stay
at
home
because
we
don't
want
you
coming
into
the
ER.
Those
were
the
messages
that
we
sent
right
wrong
or
indifferent.
It
was
a
different
time.
It
was
52
days
ago.
Right
seems
like
an
eternity.
Now
we
need
to
change
that
narrative
people
need
health
care.
People
need
to
get
their
condition
taken
care
of,
they
need
to
get
their
illness
taken
care
of.
B
So
we
are
starting
to
open
up
at
Riverside.
We
will
open
up
visitors
visitors
a
little
bit
more
right
and
I,
put
myself
in
the
place
of
a
average
consumer
if,
if
my
loved
one,
if
my
wife
or
my
child
or
whoever
is
going
to
come
in
for
surgery,
do
I
want
them
there
by
themselves,
no
I
want
at
least
to
be
with
them.
So
we
are
gonna
with
constraints.
We
are
gonna.
Let
visitors
come
in
to
those
patients
getting
a
cardiac
cath
or
outpatient
surgery,
etc.
B
One
patient
one
one
visitor
per
patient:
they
will
have
to
be
masked
up
and
they
will
have
to
get
their
temperature
taken
and
we're
taking
everybody's
temperature
as
they
come
into
the
hospital.
So
we're
doing
it
safely,
we're
doing
social
distancing
in
our
waiting
rooms,
so
we're
starting
to
roll
that
out
now
same
thing
with
the
ER
we're
going
to
be
opening
up,
if,
if
your
loved
ones
in
a
car
accident
right,
what
are
you
gonna
do
Rob?
You
know
be
okay
sitting
outside
no,
but
we've
had
to
do
that
up
to
this
point.
B
What
we're
gonna
do
now
is
that
we're
gonna,
let
one
family
member
in
with
their
loved
one.
In
the
IDI
as
well
so
again
words,
we
need
to
slowly
start
to
reopen.
That's
all
within
guidelines.
People
are
going
to
have
masks
on
they're
gonna
get
their
temperature
taken,
but
we
need
to
be
a
kinder
gentler
healthcare
system
and
start
easing
up
on
some
of
that
stuff
same
thing
with
our
physician
offices.
What
I
the
caveat
to
this
is
our
long-term
care
facilities.
B
We
are
still
going
to
enforce
no
visitors,
we're
still
testing
all
of
our
employees
as
they
come
in
again.
Those
are
the
areas
that
are
most
at
risk,
long
term
care
and
then
with
those
asymptomatic
people,
so
lots
of
stuff
happening.
There's
a
article
on
in
the
daily
journal
on
video
visit
so
appreciate
the
journal.
Getting
that
out,
people
are
still
uncomfortable.
You
can
do
video
visits
to
our
primary
care.
Physicians
as
well,
so
we're
trying
to
accommodate
it
in
any
way.
We
can
to
say
people
get
sick.
B
A
D
Morning,
I
think
for
this
opportunity,
chairman
wheeler
hello
to
all
those
listening
are
streaming.
This.
My
name
is
Chris
Rodham,
president
of
Amida
health,
st.
Mary's
Hospital.
My
hope
today
is
to
provide
some
insight
in
one
organizations
perspective
of
how
we're
doing
what
what
has
been
occurring
behind
the
scenes
within
your
local
hospital
and
where
we're
headed
on
the
front
end
I
do
want
to
acknowledge.
I
do
recognize.
D
While
it
is
hard
for
all
of
us
for
many
in
our
community,
it
is
really
hard
right
now,
each
day,
I'm
learning
more
how
those
in
our
community
are
struggling
and
for
me
personally,
I
just
have
a
senior
at
home,
who's
missing,
graduation,
a
family
going
stir-crazy
and
I.
Like
many
of
you
really
need
a
haircut
so
to
update
you
on.
What's
going
on
at
st.
Mary's
know,
we've
been
addressing
kovat
since
the
very
beginning.
Actually,
the
second
kovat
case
in
the
United
States
was
actually
tested
and
admitted
in
one
of
our
Amida
health
hospitals.
D
Since
that,
early
time,
our
local
and
system
leaders
have
been
working
alongside
the
CDC
and
IDPH
to
learn
together
and
it's
learning
how
best
to
approach
to
treat
and
test
for
this
disease,
as
well
as
to
institute
best
practices
to
keep
our
patients
our
associates,
physicians
and
community
safe
from
the
start,
st.
Mary's
has
been
providing
testing
for
kovat
and
we've
been
utilizing.
D
The
highly
reliable
PCR
test
we've
also
always
been
supplied
with
sufficient
personal,
protective
equipment
or
PPE,
as
we
keep
referring
to
it,
and
we've
been
meeting
and
exceeding
all
CDH
ni,
PA
IDPH
guidelines.
These
strengths
are
why
we
have
been
significant
to
our
success
during
this
time.
Additionally,
even
as
our
total
hospital
services
have
significantly
slowed
down,
st.
Mary's
has
kept
all
of
our
staff
employed
and
paid
in
turn.
We've
added
benefits
to
address
their
special
kovat
related
needs
and
work
diligently
to
keep
them
and
their
families
cared
for
and
safe.
D
We
feel
like
by
caring
for
and
loving
our
own
staff.
We
also
help
strengthen
and
care
for
our
community,
and
our
staff
and
physicians
have
reciprocated
by
performing
in
an
outstanding
way.
I
could
not
be
prouder
to
work
alongside
these
hosts
of
Health
Care
heroes
and
leaders.
The
st.
Mary's
family
has
simply
been
amazing.
During
these
times
you
can
mix.
You
can
be
extremely
confident
in
the
great
work
that
they've
done,
for
example,
with
regard
to
testing
st.
D
Mary's
is
providing
outpatient,
Cova
testing
in
a
safe
and
separate
annex
from
the
hospital
for
over
40
days
now
across
the
19
amita
hospitals
across
the
Chicago
region,
there's
been
16
thousand
total
tests
completed
of
those
being
tested,
the
negative
rate,
meaning
those
who
have
not
been
found
to
have
kovat
has
been
hovering
around.
Seventy
two
and
a
half
percent
with
anumita
health
as
a
whole
testing
locally
at
st.
Mary's,
has
hung
around
eighty
eight
and
a
half
percent
negative
rate,
so
I
understand
why
we
are
testing
individuals
who
have
exposure
risk
or
showing
symptoms.
D
So
this
is
not
the
percentage.
That's
representative
of
the
whole
community
we've
been
consistent,
both
historically
and
today,
and
going
forward
because
of
the
lack
of
test
kits
across
the
country
and
the
state
we're
focusing
on
testing
those
who
have
had
exposure
or
who
have
been
symptomatic
and
at
risk,
as
opposed
to
testing.
Broadly
of
those
testing
positive
at
st.
Mary's,
only
25%
of
needed
hospitalization
and
have
been
admitted
as
inpatients
proudly
as
of
this
morning,
st.
mary's
has
celebrated
19
of
those
patients
who
have
recovered
from
kovat
complications
and
been
discharged
home
across
Damita.
D
We
just
crossed
over
the
thousand
mark
and
of
celebrating
1100
covet
recoveries.
Now
these
have
turned
into
meaningful
joy
filled
celebrations
within
our
hospital.
We
have
music
staff
and
a
big
send-off,
as
patients
are
received
by
their
families
to
go
home,
has
been
a
unique
blessing
to
experience
these
special
reunions
and
see
how
God
has
worked
through
our
physicians
and
our
staff.
Well,
we
have
been
and
continue
to
be
well
prepared
to
help
see
our
community
through
this
pandemic.
We,
like
you,
look
forward
to
safely
reemerging
from
this
healthcare
crisis.
D
We
are
currently
working
with
a
large
interdisciplinary
team
of
physicians
and
experts
across
our
health
system
for
re-emergence
planning,
and
this
includes
restarting
essential
procedures,
surgeries
and
even
elective
procedures,
as
phil
has
referenced
following
IDPH,
and
our
governor's
guidelines
were
taken
in
consideration
all
factors
to
allow
for
safe
stage
reopening
of
all
services
in
the
near
future.
Importantly,
st.
Mary's
is
fortunate
to
keep
sufficient
PPE
and
testing
kits,
allowing
us
to
maintain
strict
protocol
protocols
and
protections
for
our
patients
and
staff.
D
So,
alongside
the
leadership
and
of
a
mateys
amazing
set
of
local
physicians
that
we
have
Ameena
health,
st.
Mary's
Hospital
is
committed
to
the
care
and
health
of
Kankakee
County,
and
we
are
grateful
for
the
trust
our
patients
place
in
us.
So
if
you're
feeling
ill
for
any
reason,
as
phil
was
saying,
please
call
your
doctor
come
into
the
emergency
department.
We
take
every
precaution
to
keep
you
safe,
while
in
our
care,
in
fact,
our
physicians,
both
primary
care
and
specialists,
including
our
psychiatrists
and
cardiologists,
are
able
to
remain
connected
with
you
through
virtual
visits.
D
A
E
E
Just
the
main
thing
that
I
wanted
to
talk
about
this
morning
is
that
currently,
as
as
Phil
was
alluding
to
the
more
tests
that
will
be
done,
we
applaud
that.
That's
what
needs
to
be
done.
The
more
we
test,
the
more
we
learn.
The
more
will
grow
in
in
dealing
with
this
kovat
19
situation,
so
but
the
more
tests
that
we
do,
then,
ultimately,
we
will
find
more
positive
cases.
E
You
know
so
that
will
create
more
work,
obviously
for
the
health
department,
with
its
main
role,
as
I
said
as
the
investigatory
agency
here,
so
obviously
individuals
who
are
sick,
who
need
to
go
to
the
hospital
and
receive
treatment
for
anything.
You
know
that
will
be
handled
by
the
hospitals,
but
when
we
determine
that
we
have
a
positive
case
through
a
test
of
kovat,
then
ultimately,
the
nurses
at
the
Kankakee
County
Health
Department,
are
responsible
for
contacting
that
individual
and
either
through
that
individual.
E
If
they're,
able
or
a
family
member
they
get
an
interview
and
so
anywhere.
So
if
we
have
a
positive
case,
it
can
take
about
one
to
two
hours
to
get
ahold
of
that
individual
and
start
to
ask
the
questions
that
we
need
to
ask,
and
and
and
through
that
process.
There'll
be
some
questions,
there's
a
lot
more,
but
typically
it'll
be
just
like
we're.
Do
you
work,
you
know?
E
Things
change
almost
constantly
here,
and
so
what
we
were
doing
on
day,
one
is,
is
completely
different
than
what
we're
doing
today,
which
may
be
completely
different
from
what
we're
doing
next
month.
However,
that
being
said,
we
have
three
to
five
hundred
phone
calls
a
day
that
my
four
CD
nurses
are
having
to
do
in
terms
of
the
contact
tracing
for
the
Kovach
cases.
So
we
can
manage
that.
E
That's
something
to
do,
and
we
have
incredible
staff
at
the
health
department
who
are
working
long
hours
and
overtime
and
on
weekends
and
and
we
have
people
who
are
jumping
up
to
help
as
we've
curbed,
some
of
the
other
traditional
services
that
we're
doing
on
a
day
to
day
basis.
So,
for
example,
the
hospitals
for
a
while
weren't
doing
the
some
of
these
surgeries
and
things
that
were
put
on
hold.
E
But
now,
as
we
stood
so
we've
done
that
at
the
Health
Department,
you
know
we're
screening
individuals
when
they
come
in
we're
only
doing
those
essential
services
per
the
governor's
orders.
And
so
we
have
some
people
who
can
traditionally
do
other
things
that
are
helping
with
these
contact
tracing
calls.
E
However,
as
we
start
to
normalize
it
at
the
end
of
May
and
going
into
June,
as
they
start
to
take
away
some
of
these
restrictions-
and
we
get
back
to
the
new
normal,
those
workers
will
go
out
and
start
to
do
what
they
need
to
do
and
we'll
still
be
doing
the
contact
tracing.
Then.
So,
hopefully,
you
know,
as
we
move
along
here
with
the
with
the
positive
cases
that
we
get.
You
know
we'll
see
that
we're
maybe
not
stagnant.
E
That's
not
the
word,
consistent
and
maybe
more
manageable
numbers
so
that,
as
of
right
now,
I'm
not
saying
that
the
health
department's
and
in
any
kind
of
danger
were
able
to
maintain
and
do
what
we
need
to
do,
but
just
realize
the
numbers
don't
magically
appear
at
the
end
of
the
day
on
the
website
that
this
is
how
many
cases
we
have.
There
is
a
lot
of
work.
That's
going
on
both
at
the
hospitals
at
the
testing
sites,
where
these
tests
are
being
done
and
and
not
only
are
the
hospitals
doing
testing.
E
But
there
are
also
some
private
laboratories
out
there.
Now
that
are
getting
involved
with
the
rapid
testing,
and
so
all
those
results
come
in
to
the
health
department
when
they're
positive
and
then
we
have
to
process
those.
So
there's
a
lot
of
work
involved
and
then
through
that,
on
a
daily
basis,
provides
you,
through
our
website,
through
our
Facebook,
through
our
social
media,
Twitter
and
snapchat
I.
E
Believe
that
we're
getting
ready
to
Institute
that
we
can
put
a
lot
of
information
out
there,
that
the
state
is
putting
out
there
and
then
the
health
department
from
the
very
beginning
and
continues
today
has
been
working
closely
with
both
the
hospitals
with
all
the
government
agencies
with
the
State
Health
Department.
There
are
just
numerous
meetings.
Most
of
us
probably
have
three
to
five
meetings
a
day
and
they
seem
to
average
about
an
hour.
E
It
seems
to
that
that
seems
to
be
the
new
protocol
everything's
an
hour
anymore,
but
we
are
constantly
meeting
to
discuss
this
current
situations.
What's
the
new
guidance,
because
this
is
this-
is
not
just
can't
Katie
County,
where
this
is
going
on-
it's
going
on
everywhere
throughout
the
state
throughout
the
country
throughout
the
world.
So
we're
looking
at
what
others
are
doing,
they're
looking
at
what
we're
doing
and
we're
all
learning
and
growing
together,
and
so
we
just
ask
that
you
know
secondarily
to
the
investigation
that
we're
doing
for
the
kovat
19.
E
We
will
put
out
the
best
available
current
information
that
we
can
for
the
public
going
on
the
radio
a
couple
of
times
a
week,
we're
doing
interviews
with
the
paper.
People
can
get
the
information
the
best
way
that
they
they
want
to
and
and
then
we're
just
asking
them
and
pushing
out
this
information.
Social
distancing
is
working.
We're
seeing
that
so
I
know
you
know
we're
seeing
that
there's
some
people
you're
frustrated
I'm
frustrated,
but
it's
working
and
maybe
I
feel
great
and
I.
Think
I
don't
need
to
be
wearing
that
mask.
E
E
You
know
everyone
out
in
the
stores
and-
and
these
were
the
things
that
the
health
department
and
the
hospitals,
the
medical
professions
we
preached
even
before
kovat
19.
If
you're
sick,
you
should
be
staying
home
when
you're
sneezing.
You
should
cough
into
your
elbow,
you
should
wash
your
hands
off,
and
these
are
things
that
will
help
protect
your
health
and
help
prevent
you
from
causing
somebody
to
get
sick
when
you're
already
not
feeling
good,
whether
it's
seasonal
allergies
or
it's,
the
flu
or
a
cold.
E
So
these
are
all
things
that
we
know
and
I
have
to
say
that
I
feel
like
now.
The
community
is
getting
it
so
that,
as
we
start
to
process
ourselves
later
into
the
month
and
towards
June
and
the
new
norm
is
going
to
be
that
people
understand
now
what
social
distancing
means
to
help
protect
themselves,
their
family,
their
neighbors
and
definitely
the
most
vulnerable
here
in
relation
to
cope
it.
E
Lastly
than
I
just
like
to
say
currently
as
of
last
night,
with
our
website,
we
were
at
three
hundred
and
eighty
three
cases
of
twenty
eight
deaths
and
we
have
99
recoveries.
So
at
some
point
today,
I
believe
we're
gonna.
If
we
haven't
already,
you
know
somebody's
going
to
get
to
be
that
100th
recovery,
that's
all
positive
news.
We
seem
to
be
moving
in
a
positive
way.
E
So,
even
though
we
are
continuing
to
see
positive
cases,
those
are
numbers
we
expected
to
see,
as
this
is
a
virus
it's
going
to
spread
around,
but
where
we
do
feel
that
maybe
that
first
major
crazy
rush
is
over
and
we
are
at
a
place
hopefully,
but
I
can't
promise
that
that
we
can
continue
to
work
and
indefinitely
with
the
hospitals
and
all
the
agencies.
Working
together,
we've
been
managing
personal
protective
equipment
and
getting
hand
it
out.
E
We've
got
a
drive
going
today
for
senior
citizens
for
masks
that
are
being
handed
out
as
Phil
alluded
to.
We've
got
the
the
testing
that
started
this
week
and
is
going
to
be
continuing,
so
we
can
reach
out
to
other
communities.
We've
got
other
agencies
getting
involved
with
the
testing,
so
more
and
more
is
getting
out
there.
So,
as
he
said
52
days
ago,
it
seems
like
a
year
for
me.
A
F
F
F
F
A
Thank
you,
Bob
I,
appreciate
that
and
while
there's
there's
no
joy
in
those
numbers,
I
hope
the
public
actually
understands.
You
know
and
connects
some
of
those
dots
to
the
other
information
that
you're
hearing
right
here
that
you
know
we
want
to
keep
those
numbers
lower
as
we
get
more
positive
tests.
You'll
see
that
go
up,
but
the
goal
is
to
keep
that
number.
The
numbers
you're
talking
about
low
till
we
can
reduce
that
mortality
rate
and
so
yeah
I
appreciate
about.
A
Thank
you
so
much
and
then
at
this
point,
I
wanted
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
what
you
know
the
county
proper
is
doing.
You
know
the
the
health
department
is
a
offshoot
of
the
county.
It's
not
necessarily
under
the
county's
management.
You
know
that's
John
and
his
board
that
managed
that.
But
we
try
to
be
the
the
vehicle
to
get
information
out
to
coordinate,
to
get
everybody
on
the
same
page
really
to
it's
really
nice
to
have
you
guys,
because
we
can
implement
your
practices
within
our
county
government.
A
Is
it
from
an
HR
perspective,
so
we
do
have
an
ace-in-the-hole,
so
to
speak
of
somebody
who,
who
knows
what
they're
doing
is
an
educational
tool.
So
we
do
appreciate
that.
But
a
lot
of
times
to
that
point,
our
businesses
and
our
our
citizens
don't
have
that
resource
within
their
facility.
So
you
know
the
big,
the
big
factories.
A
You
know
the
the
industry
in
town,
they
have
an
HR
department
and
they
were
like,
like
you
know,
were
where
I'm
at
and
and
we
we
saw
this
and
we're
dealing
with
a
52
days
ago,
and
we
we
have
hundreds
and
hundreds
and
hundreds
of
people
to
deal
with.
So
you
have
to
implement
those
practices
right
away
and
some
of
our
smaller
employers
ones.
A
That
may
be
not
open
right
now,
we're
going
to
need
those
resources
as
they
reopen
and
part
of
what
we
had
talked
about,
and
we
all
here
and
if
you
watch
cable
news
channels
which
I
try
not
to
because
it's
frustrating
but
the
the
key.
Is
it
a
u-shaped
curve
ER?
It
is
a
V
curve
and
in
Kankakee
County
what
can
to
make
it
a
V
instead
of
au
and
so
that
that
was
one
of
the
reasons
that
I
thought
the
public
could
could
use
an
update
from
from
hospitals
in
the
health
department.
A
Obviously,
the
corner
to
proc
provide
some
local
perspective,
but
also
to
to
tell
people
that
it's
time
to
start
getting
our
collective
act
together
as
far
as
coordinating
and
building
for
when
we
do
reopen.
We
want
to
hit
the
ground
running,
and
so
that's
why
today
I
wanted
to
like
a
announce
at
least
the
formation
of
the
kakie
County
Coalition
for
a
responsible
reopening,
as
Chris
alluded
to
at
the
beginning,
led
by
the
health
community
but
facilitated
by
the
county.
A
A
pace
before
people
that
are
able
to
come
to
the
table
to
bring
actionable
information
and
training
to
these
businesses,
as
as
they
start
to
look
at
reopening
and
how
to
do
it
safely,
how
to
do
social
distancing
within
a
restaurant
environment
when
they
could
reopen
what
are
those
best
practices?
It's
better
that
we
do
that
now,
instead
of
waiting
until
we
are
open
to
have
that
happen.
A
So
in
that
aspect,
really
anybody
and
everybody
that
has
a
contribution
is
welcome
because,
as
I'd
mentioned
before
to
somebody
else,
you
know
sure
we
need
the
professionals,
but
we
may
need
a
graphic
designer
a
webmaster
to
help
us
put
a
website
up
and
get
some
posters
out
there.
We
may
need
somebody
who
goes
to
who's
doing
online
church
meetings
as
it
stands
right
now,
then
it
spreads
the
message
throughout
their
entire
community.
A
So
this
is
it's
really
all
hands
on
deck
on
how
how
and
when
we
go
back
to
work
as
a
community,
because
there's
a
lot
of
people
hurting
out
there.
How
do
we
do
this?
The
right
way
to
turn
that
you
into
a
bee,
and
so
we're
still?
You
know
it's
still
gonna
be
a
factor
after
June,
first
kovat
19
will
and
it
will
be
until
a
cure
or
vaccine
are
found,
and
so
you
know,
obviously
that's
a
if
you
look
at
what
people
are
saying
it
could
be.
A
You
know
a
shorter
time
period,
I'm
one
in
a
longer
time
period
on
another,
and
we
just
don't
know
yet
it's
one
of
those
bear
as
I
said,
educate
businesses
and
public
and
how
to
operate
in
a
Cove
in
nineteen
world,
because
it's
just
not
going
to
stop
if
everything
reopens
we're
gonna
have
to
deal
with
this
as
we
engage
the
public
from
the
county's
perspective
and
other
businesses
and
what
our
shared
values
with
regard
to
protecting
ourselves
and
those
at
risk
in
our
circle.
You
know
whether
it
is
at
home
at
work,
our
business.
A
So
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we're
all
on
the
same
page
and
we
provide
real
actionable
information.
You
know
because
we
definitely
know
what
we
should
be
doing
and
and
and
we
we
are
doing
what
we
should
be
doing,
and
we
need
to
keep
that
up.
So
we've
got
to
continue
to
promote
proper
CDC
recommended
mitigation
techniques.
A
We've
got
to
be
ready
to
open
up
our
economy,
ensure
that
our
recovery
again
is
a
V
instead
of
a
U
and
it's
this
coalition
is
community
leaders
I've
reached
out
to
some
mayor's
I'm
gonna
get
to
the
rest
of
them
shortly
and
hopefully
they're
watching
this.
They
could
reach
out.
They
know
how
to
find
me,
but
there
were,
you
know
most
were
I,
think
that
everybody's
excited
about
being
part
of
that
initiative
in
some
way
within
their
community,
and
so,
if
you
haven't
heard
from
me,
you
will
be
you
know.
A
I
said
industry,
professional
services,
HR
people
shoot
me
an
email
at
a
wheeler
at
k3,
County
dotnet,
and
if
you
want
to
participate
and
I'll
start
to
organize
those
names-
and
this
is
gonna-
be
quick
here-
we're
gonna
start
getting
going.
I
have
to
talk
with
part
of
the
initial
group.
Here,
that's
getting
it
going.
What
they're
scheduling
is,
but
obviously
there'll
be
zoom
meetings,
we're
not
going
to
go
to
a
park
and
stand.
A
You
know
eight
six
feet
apart
yell
at
each
other,
so
we
we
can't
have
50
people
obviously
doing
this,
but
everything
I
said
everybody
can
play
a
role.
So
we
look
forward
to
that
that
that
participation,
if
you
will
so
how
we
use
electronic
media,
how
we
use
digital
I
mean
a
print
and
everything
else
to
get
the
the
messages
out,
that
that's
a
focus
here
and
the
group
will
actually
develop
what
their
processes
are
going
to
be
in
what
their
their
focus
is.
I'm
not
having
I,
don't
have
a
predetermined
notion.
A
Those
are
just
obvious
things
that
we
may
get
in
the
room
and
say
we
need
to
do
X,
Y,
&
Z,
to
do
for
the
end
goal
of
you
know,
making
sure
that
we're
ready
to
go
when
this
thing
reopens.
So
as
it
stands
now,
I'm
saying
that
date
is
June
first,
until
it's
not
and
you
know
so
that
that's
a
target
to
hit
you
know
and
we
need
to
make
sure
we're
as
ready
as
possible.
So,
as
I
said,
I
know
our
people
are
hurting
physically
monetarily
and
really
psychologically
it's
it's
tough.
A
Whether
there
are
bad
days
here
there
long
days
and
sometimes
not
a
lot
of
joy
in
what
we're
doing,
but
hopefully
that
those
pain
points
have
have
worked.
You
know
to
get
us
to
this
point
of
I'm,
steadying
I,
guess
it's
probably
the
best
way
to
put
it
and
look
into
what
we
can
do
in
the
future.
So
with
that
said,
I'm
also,
you
know,
based
on
the
information
I'm
getting
from
from
healthcare
professionals
is
the
county.
A
Is
gonna
reopen
the
county
building
here
189,
you
know
Court
Street
on
May
11th
the
same
time
that
the
hospitals
are
able
to
do
all
the
electives
and
everything
that
they
were
talking
about.
You
know
it's
time
that
we
get
back
open
full
time
here
at
the
county.
It's
been
really
a
positive
experience
that
people
made
those
appointments.
They
did
as
much
as
they
could
online
people
learned.
A
You
know
as
a
silver
lining
that
a
lot
of
business
can
be
done
online
and
I
think
there
was
some
allusion
to
that
and
in
other
comments
is
you
know,
people
have
picked
up,
I
think
it
was
yours
they
picked
up,
but
hey.
You
know
we
can
do
a
lot
online
and
these
these
zoom
meetings
are
there
working
for
us,
and
maybe
we
need
to
have
a
hybrid
of
that
when
we
do
get
back
to
normal.
So
you
know
we
definitely
want
the
public
to
know
that
we're
gonna
open
back
up.
A
Please
use
the
electronic
media,
as
we
talked
about
call
ahead.
Get
questions
answered.
You
know
if
you're,
just
looking
for
something
to
do
to
get
out
of
the
house,
don't
come
down
to
the
County
Building
you
know
and
that
because
sometimes
that's
what
it
is
they
come
in
and
hey.
You
know,
I
really,
don't
understand
assessments.
What
is
that?
Well,
that's
something
you
can
pick
up
the
phone
and
call
we
want
to
give
the
information,
but
there's
really
no
reason
to
put
yourself
and
others
at
risk
to
do
that.
A
So
so
our
employees
are
gonna,
be
required
to
wear
a
mask,
as
will
the
public,
the
public's
can
have
to
bring
their
own
mask
into
the
County
Building.
Here
I
want
to
be
clear:
I'm,
not
speaking
for
the
courthouse
or
any
other
County
Building,
it's
just
the
one
at
189,
the
sheriff
and
the
chief
judge
have
their
own
policies
and
in
their
facilities,
so
want
to
make
sure
that's
clear
and
on
all
employees
that
interact
or
work
in
this
building
will
be
given
a
baseline,
kovat,
19
tests
and
that's
happening
next
week.
A
A
But
again,
if
you
walk
in
and
you're
you
don't
have
a
mask
or
you
come
in,
and
you're
sneezing
and
coughing
we're
gonna
turn
you
around,
you
know
and
then
send
you
out,
and
all
businesses
know
that
you
have
that
right
so
because
it's
just
not
what
we
should
be
doing
right
now,
even
if
it's
not
coded,
you
should
not
be
here
around
other
people.
It's
just
I
want
to
say
not
common
sense,
but
it
just
needs
to
happen.
A
Not
I
say
that,
because
it
has
happened,
I
have
people
making
appointments
to
come
in
and
they're
obviously
sick,
and
so
you
know
that's.
There
are
some
disconnects.
Well.
We
really
haven't
seen
that
last
couple
of
weeks.
That
was
when
we
first
started
this,
so
we
were
gonna
practice.
The
CDC
recommendations
within
our
offices.
Obviously,
as
we
go
back
to
full
staff
and
people
need
to
do
as
much
county
business
via
the
internet,
as
I
mentioned,
so
call
ahead
to
the
recorder
Assessor
clerk
County
Clerk,
that
is
treasurer
planning
department.
A
If
you
need
permits-
and
things
like
that-
get
as
much
done
ahead
of
time
so
that
you're
not
spending
as
a
lot
of
time
waiting
in
a
line
and
be
prepared,
because
the
treasurer
is
gonna,
be
getting
ahold
of
everybody
about
tax
payments,
because
obviously,
when
people
come
to
pay
their
taxes,
there's
long
lines,
we're
also
going
to
have
the
temperatures
gonna
be
tested
for
everybody
coming
in
the
building,
employees
and
the
public.
So
it's
just
much
like
the
courthouse.
A
We're
gonna
do
that
here
as
well,
and
thanks
to
the
sheriff
for
arranging
a
volunteer
to
to
take
care
of
that
for
us.
So,
as
I
mentioned,
the
silver
lining
is,
is
we
are
getting
used
to
doing
a
lot
of
electronically,
even
those
that
that
we're
doing
it
before
realize
that
they
can
do
it
even
better
and
save
themselves
time
it
embrace
it
for
the
most
part.
So
the
next
part
is
is
because
we're
the
legislative
body
in
the
county
pretty
much
the
top
tier.
A
A
So,
if
you're
not
doing
anything
after
lunch,
maybe
grab
a
Jimmy,
John's
and
pull
of
a
lawn
chair,
but
the
most
people-
and
this
is
what
I
have
to
tell
people,
because
I
do
not
I'm
not
here
to
make
political
stances,
but
I
do
need
to
draw
a
differentiation
between
what
what
we're
doing
here
at
the
county
and
what
everybody
else
should
be
doing.
Most
people
I
think
including
the
governor,
know
that
neither
I
nor
the
governor
has
the
constitutional
authority
to
close
or
reopen
a
private
business
outside
of
the
businesses.
A
I
require
a
license
like
health
care
and
salons,
and
you
know
things
like
that,
but
that
doesn't
mean
these
recommendations
or
mandates,
as
you
so
call
them
do
not
carry
great
value
and
that
we
need
to
continue
these
best
practices.
So
when
I
say
that
is
I'm
taking
them
as
recommendations,
things
that
we
should
be
doing
and
have
proven
that
have
worked,
and
we
should
not
stop
whether
it's
now
June
1st
or
even
and
until
there's
vaccines
and-
and
you
know,
some
type
of
a
cure-
a
mitigation
device
where
they
call
it
prophylaxis
prophylactic
way.
A
Ok,
ok,
there
you
go,
I
am
I'm
playing
a
doctor
I
just
today,
but
I
do
urge
our
governor
to
consider
the
fact
that
outside
of
Cook
County
we're
not
children
to
be
given
rights
to
we
look
forward
to
having
a
respectful
dialogue
about
what's
best
for
us
here
in
Kankakee
County.
You
know
my
guy
Ben
Franklin
said
those
who
would
give
up
Essential
Liberty
to
purchase
a
little
temporary
safety
deserve
neither
liberty
nor
safety
I.
Think
that's
a
balance.
A
So
just
to
those
that
say,
the
governor
does
not
have
that
authority
absolutely
agree
with
you,
but
I
strongly
urge
you
to
continue
to
practice.
What
has
obviously
worked
up
until
this
point.
Being
smart
of
your
own
free
will
should
be
enough
and
so
I'm
taking
steps
to
prepare
the
responsible
reopening
of
Kankakee
County
businesses
and,
while
I'm
doing
that,
I'm
reopening
the
county
offices
on
Court
Street
on
may
11th
and
I
welcome
a
well-coordinated
Kankakee,
County
tailored
planning
team
that
should
include
the
support
of
the
governor.
Our
governor.
A
A
There
is
no
authority
to
really
enforce,
but
that
doesn't
mean
it's
not
the
right
thing
to
do
at
this
point,
and
so
with
that
being
said,
and
that's
from
my
personal
opinion
in
my
viewpoint,
so
with
that
being
said,
I
would
open
it
up
to
any
questions
whether
it's
from
the
you
know
start
with
the
press
in
the
back.
If
you
guys
have
anything
directly.
C
A
It's
whether
it's
a
phone
call,
it's
a
you
know
an
email,
yeah
I
get
those
phone
calls
I
get
board
members
who
want
to
do
the
same
thing
and
I.
My
answer
is
that
and
I
said
I
agree
with
you:
I
want
to
be
open
for
business
as
I.
Don't
want
to
wait
till
the
end
of
the
month.
I
want
this
to
be
done
responsibly,
but
I
I,
reiterate:
I,
don't
have
that
authority.
You
know
you're
born
with
rights.
A
You
know
inalienable
rights,
life,
liberty,
pursuit
of
happiness,
I,
don't
think
the
governor
has
that
authority
either,
but
that,
as
I
mentioned
I
tell
them.
We
still
need
to
do
what
we're
doing,
because
we're
not
done
yet
and
we're
gonna
have
to
do
it
after
we're
open.
So
we
need
to
do
a
methodically.
Is
my
answer?
A
A
Last
numbers
I
got
were
the
end
of
the
month
last
month
and
I
knew
we
were
right
in
the
middle
of
the
pack
for
the
state
of
Illinois,
so
March
numbers
were,
you
know
we
were
seriously
right
dead
in
the
middle
and
we
had
a
600%
increase.
Like
3,000
applicants.
I,
don't
know
we're
at
four
this
month.
I'm
those
numbers
should
be
coming
any
day.
So
the.
C
A
Sure
the
one
blessing
for
the
county
is
if
this
would
have
happened
three
or
four
years
ago.
We
would
not
just
be
on
short
staff
we'd
be
closed
because
we
and
Bob
knows
us,
didn't
even
John
knows
this.
We
were
15
million
dollars
really
in
debt
and
leveraged
to
the
hilt
with
a
borrowing,
and
we
had
built
up
a
million
and
a
half
dollar
surplus
at
the
beginning
of
this
year
and
we
were
gonna,
have
three
million
dollar
surplus
in
our
general
fund,
but
that's
whittled
away.
A
You
know
that
so
we
try
to
put
together
the
financial
puzzle
and
then
you
know,
as
I
tell
people
you
get
a
couple
pieces
of
the
puzzle
in
the
mail
every
day
and
then
they
asked
for
four
back
and
then
you
have
to
start
from
the
outside.
Instead
of
the
inside
of
the
puzzle,
you
know
it's,
then
it's
a
different
picture,
so
we
we,
we
know
what
the
knowns
are,
but
we
have
enough
in
reserve
to
be
able
to
go
and
that's
what
the
Finance
Committee
voted
on
was.
A
How
far
do
we
go
backwards
before
we
have
to
take
any
corrective
measures
and
if
you
were
to
tie
a
number
to
a
time
frame,
I
think
we
can
get
with
a
u-shape
recovery
through
June,
but
then
and
that's
kind
of
where
we're
at
but
again
we'll
sales
tax
be
way
down
or
because
people
are
doing
GrubHub
and
restaurants
and
all
of
that
kind
of
stuff
that's
more
tax
than
a
grocery
store.
Will
it
balance
out?
Will
income
tax
go
down
because
people
are
out
of
work?
A
It's
so
impossible
to
say
right
now,
because
those
numbers
don't
come
in
for
three
months
after
their
they're
done.
So
we
have
so
many
variables.
That's
it's!
Where
we're
at
the
world
k4
right
now,
other
municipal
governments
they're
hand
to
mouth.
Just
like
we
are
school
districts,
everything
else
you
know
it's
I
can't
most
people
are
cash
poor
these
days
in
Illinois,
because
the
state
sends
less
money
to
you
to
cover
off
their
mandates.
I.
G
G
Okay,
okay
in
mr.
Bevis,
if
you
could
answer
for
me,
hey
we're
we're
entering
the
time
of
the
year,
and
we
talked
about
this
a
little
bit
ago,
we're
entering
the
time
of
the
year
where
we'd
be
seeing
the
end
of
the
flu
season
and
I
wondered
if
we
know
and
any
of
the
health
professionals
I
wanted
to
chime
in.
Can
we
expect
something
similar
from
covin?
Are
we
getting
to
the
end
of
what
might
be
a
kovat
season.
E
G
B
Said
there
are
so
much
new
information
coming
out
as
we
do
more
testing
as
more
studies
come
out,
etc.
The
school
of
thought
52
days
ago
was
no
temperature,
doesn't
matter
it's
not
going
to
impact
it
at
all.
I've
seen
some
more
recent
studies,
they're
saying
yet
is
now
starting
to
behave
more
like
a
typical
flu
and
that
as
the
weather
and
the
humidity
and
the
heat
comes
up,
it'll
start
to
decline
like
a
traditional
flu
virus.
B
But
John
is
absolutely
right.
We
just
don't
know
more
and
more
studies
are
coming
out.
I
know
just
from
what
we're
seeing
it
seems
like
it
is
slowing
down
or
that
we're
peaking
or
we
have
peaked
for
Kankakee
County.
The
state
is
another
story
and
they
have
different
numbers,
etc.
I'm,
just
looking
at
what
we've
seen
here
and
it
seems
like
we
have
peaked
or
were
either
just
have
or
we're
getting
ready
to
and
we're
seeing
it
start
the
slow
descent.
D
From
I
believe
from
everything
we
read
in
here,
everything
is
a
guess
to
that
answer
and
the
more
you
speak
to
people
with
infectious
disease,
expertise
and
the
scientists,
the
more
skeptical
they
are
so
I,
don't
know
the
answer,
but
I
do
know
it's
very,
very
gray.
At
this
time
and
the
higher
the
level
of
expertise,
the
more
skepticism
they
have
that
they
have
the
answer.
C
B
B
They
have
been
troopers
whether
it's
at
Riverside
Medical
Center,
whether
it's
at
Miller,
whether
it's
at
our
senior
living
centers
staff,
have
risen
to
the
occasion.
I
love
this
community,
because
that's
what
I
see
time
and
time
again
when
when
when
the
chips
are
down,
when
a
disaster
hits
people
pull
together
and
our
staff
are
no
different,
they
have
just
done
a
wonderful
phenomenal
job.
With
that
being
said,
I
will
thank
the
community
as
well.
B
Yesterday
I
came
in
and
got
my
temperature
taken,
like
everybody
does
every
day
right
and
there
were
Dunkin
Donuts
out
there
in
little
bags
individual
bags
and
they
donated
dunkin,
donuts
and
coffee.
So
everybody
that
came
in
that
day
the
the
local
Dunkin
Donuts
franchise
donated.
We
get
that
all
of
the
time
I
was
talking
about
the
command
center
I'm
sitting
there
and
all
of
a
sudden
they're
bringing
and
plate
after
plate
of
this
homemade
bread,
a
lady
out
in
the
community
baked
all
of
this
bread.
You
know
it
was
fantastic
and
brought
it
in.
B
We
took
it
up
to
the
units
and
we
took
it
up
to
the
departments,
but
the
community
has
been
fantastic
and
that
really
does
help
our
staff
right.
It's
just
incredible.
The
community
outpouring
that
the
nice
things
that
people
are
doing
monocles
pizza
here
we
bond
is
the
owner.
He
they
gave
us
every
everybody,
a
individual
coupon
for
an
individual
pizza,
but
there's
a
story
after
story
after
story
of
people,
doing
that
I
have
a
Cubs
mask
right,
so
exactly
about
those
White
Sox
people,
but
this
was
made
by
one
of
our
volunteers
right.
B
The
volunteers
are
out
there
making
these
masks.
They
know
I
like
to
come
so
they
made
me.
Maybe
my
own
comes
masks
here,
but
the
community
has
been
fantastic
that
helps
elevate,
the
spirits
of
our
staff
and
our
staff.
Again,
our
wonderful
they've
done
a
great
job,
they're
holding
up
they're,
seeing
a
light
at
the
end
of
the
tunnel
right
we're
not
there
yet,
but
they
were
seeing
a
light
at
the
end
of
the
tunnel
and
we're
excited
about
that
as
well.
D
I
think
there's
kind
of
two
parts
of
that
question
you
have
one
is
how
they
performed
and
they
performed
really
well.
So
the
rising
up
of
leaders
we've
got
a
host
of
folks
that
who
have,
in
their
areas
risen
to
leadership.
They
may
not
be
in
management,
but
they've
risen
and
and
really
performed
well,
and
so,
as
a
team.
D
This
has,
as
phil
was
saying,
you
know
when
people
get
pressured,
you
find
out
what
their
character
arc
and
they've
they've
performed
really
well,
and
it's
been
it's
been
amazing
to
see,
but
that's
one
part
of
it
and
then
the
next
is
kind
of
your
question
of
how
are
they
feeling
and
it
it's
difficult.
You
know
we
have
many
areas
there,
they
feel
very
pressured,
and
then
you
have
other
parts
of
the
hospital
who
they're
trying
to
find
something
to
do.
D
D
There's
a
lot
of
rigor
around
that
and
diligence
and
they've
done
that,
but
they've
they've
also
done
it
in
with
with
a
spirit
of
compassion
to
the
to
the
patients
and
families
and
to
one
another,
and
so
culturally
I
I've
had
a
couple.
People
from
our
system
asking
that
and
I've
said,
walk
around
talk.
Talk
to
you
know,
talk
to
the
physicians,
talk
to
the
I,
won't
answer
for
you.
Talk
to
them
and
I
I
have
a
lot
of
confidence
that
you're
going
to
hear
peep
that
feel
good.
D
A
G
C
E
Yeah
yeah
I
feel
comfortable
at
this
point.
I
know
early
on,
especially
before
we
were
being
able
to
test
as
Phil
and
Chris
have
alluded
to
it
early
on
when
we
tested
one
person
and
and
they
tested
positive
and
we're
told
to
stay
at
home.
If,
within
the
close
contact
investigation,
it
was
determined
that
say
a
family
of
four
that
then
those
three
others
were
presumed
to
be
positive
and
and
being
asked
to
isolate
at
that
point
too.
E
So
so
in
many
cases
early
on
52
days
ago,
as
we
keep
alluding
to,
we
did
have
that
now
with
more
testing.
We
are
starting
to
see
you
know
husband
and
wife,
combinations,
boyfriend/girlfriend,
combinations,
family
member
combinations,
kind
of
a
thing.
What
exactly
those
numbers
are
I
you
know,
I
don't
have
those
off
the
top
of
my
head
and
and
and
really
it
doesn't
matter.
But
you
know,
obviously,
if
if
Phil
and
I
were
brothers,
for
example,
and
we
lived
within
the
same
home,
we'd
be
within
close-contact
of
each
other.
E
Obviously,
if
one
becomes
positive
but
the
other
one
hasn't,
maybe
he
was
asymptomatic
and
gave
it
to
me
or
it's
possible.
I
could
still
give
it
to
him.
That's
what
we
just
don't
know.
Yet
that's
why
we
still
need
to
maintain
these
social
distancing
guidelines
and
practice.
You
know
this,
what
we're
preaching
so
that
with
the
other
family
members
or
people
that
I
interact
with
in
the
community
that
are
vulnerable,
that
are
out
there
trying
to
buy
their
groceries
or
get
their
services
that
we
don't
infect
them
and
get
them
sick.
A
B
Right
from
my
perspective,
right
now,
it's
very
inaccurate,
and
so
so
we
were
cited
would
have
the
capability
of
doing
it,
but
we're
not
because
it's
so
inaccurate
that
the
testing
that's
been
done
out
there.
It's
gonna
give
you
a
false
sense
of
security,
a
false
negative
or
a
false
positive.
So
I'm,
not
supportive
of
that.
At
this
point
and
I
tell
my
board
members
and
I
tell
the
community
members
that
eventually
they
will
get
it
right
and
they
will
develop
the
reagents
and
the
testing.
B
That's
gonna
be
much
more
accurate
and
the
COBIT
testing
that
we're
doing
specifically
is
99.9%
accurate.
We
know
if
you
have
it
or
you
don't
the
antibody
testing
the
best
I've
seen
is
in
that
70%
I'll
range
and
that's
just
not
good
enough.
Why
even
waste
the
time
to
do
it?
Yeah
we
perspective
yeah.
D
I
would
just
I
would
agree
that
it's
it's
not
far
enough
along
to
trust
it,
but
there
are
male,
has
a
national
program,
we're
participating
in
it
we're
collecting
plasma,
and
it
is
to
get
to
the
point
of
having
have
a
product
and
having
the
science
and
data
behind
it
to
trust
it.
So
we
do.
We
have
even
had
a
local
patient
who's
already
been
a
donor
to
that
we're
doing
it
across
Chicagoland,
but
even
here
locally,
we're
participating,
sure.
A
Okay,
we
have
a
couple
on
the
phone
I'm
just
kidding.
Well,
we
want
to
thank
everybody
for
tuning
in.
Obviously,
you
have
more
questions.
You
know
the
county
looks
to
the
health
department
to
be
our
point
of
information.
We
all
funnel
information
so
check
with
them
check
their
facebook
check
their
website
for
updated
information.
A
The
coroner's
website
also
has
information
on
the
unfortunate
cases
that
you
would
see
he's
updating
every
day.
So
you
know
if
you
do
want
to
take
a
look
at
on
how
some
of
these
the
the
people
who
did
not
pass
because
of
the
disease,
then
he
would
have
information
on
those
those
types
of
statistics
on
there
as
well.
So
thanks
everybody
stay
safe
and
all
we
can
say
is
keep
doing
what
you're
doing,
because
it's
working
have
a
good
day.