Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike warned Friday that hospitals are at a crisis point amid the current COVID-19 surge, and people must get vaccinated, wear masks, and take precautions.
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“We’ve been saying that word and saying we’re going to get there. My crystal ball is not working. I hope that the estimations are right – that we are weeks, you know, weeks away from a crest,” she said. “We sure need it, because we absolutely are going to run out of beds in short order, and so we hope that there’s going to be some reprieve in sight.”