Deaths in illinois. We then proceeded to hit or surpassed that marker twice on the days since. Sorry, todayday, is not a record. More illinoisans lost their lives since yesterdays update. To the loved ones of those individuals and all who we have lost in the fight against this virus, the entire state of illinois grieves with you. Covid19, to defeat at some point, we will have fewer cases to report and fewer lives lost. That will be good news. But, it does not change the fact that each and every life that we lose to this virus is an immense tragedy. May each and every one of their memories be a blessing. With that said, i want to start our conversation today with one of the numbers we watch closely and that is our doubling rate. That is the number of days it takes to double case counts, hospitalizations, or deaths. Why is that important . Well, because the higher that number is, the slower your growth. Which means the flatter your curve. At the beginning of this pandemic, our doubling r
Gov. Pritzker good afternoon, everyone. Today, i want to review our latest updates on hospitalization rates and ventilator data and what these numbers might mean in the larger context of our curve. Dataefore we get into the and the trends we are seeing, i want everyone to understand something very important. Exactly one week ago, i stood in front of you to deliver the solemn news that we had reached a new record high, single day increase, in covid related deaths in illinois. We then proceeded to hit or surpassed that marker twice on the days since. Sorry, todayday, is not a record. More illinoisans lost their lives since yesterdays update. To the loved ones of those individuals and all who we have lost in the fight against this virus, the entire state of illinois grieves with you. Covid19, to defeat at some point, we will have fewer cases to report and fewer lives lost. That will be good news. But, it does not change the fact that each and every life that we lose to this virus is an im
We have a quorum. Thank you. Number four please. [agenda item read] anyone have any corrections to the minutes . I move that the minutes of the january 9, 2020 meeting be approved. My Public Comment . All those in favor say aye. Its unanimous. Item 5. [agenda item read]. Im chair of the retired Division United educators of San Francisco. I like to get up here to publicly thank diane who has been attending these meetings regularly. She is now been replaced who will be also assistant. Our new Health Service chairperson, she will be coming here regularly too. We want to make sure that diane get some public recognition for amazing work shes done for all of us. We are in her debt and appreciate it. Well continue to be part of the Health Service committee people. Thank you. Thank you diane, i know shes watching. My name is gail, im from retired teachers. There are couple of issues that have come up in the time that ive not come here. First of all, i like to know if theres a help line for peo
We have a quorum. Thank you. Number four please. [agenda item read] anyone have any corrections to the minutes . I move that the minutes of the january 9, 2020 meeting be approved. My Public Comment . All those in favor say aye. Its unanimous. Item 5. [agenda item read]. Im chair of the retired Division United educators of San Francisco. I like to get up here to publicly thank diane who has been attending these meetings regularly. She is now been replaced who will be also assistant. Our new Health Service chairperson, she will be coming here regularly too. We want to make sure that diane get some public recognition for amazing work shes done for all of us. We are in her debt and appreciate it. Well continue to be part of the Health Service committee people. Thank you. Thank you diane, i know shes watching. My name is gail, im from retired teachers. There are couple of issues that have come up in the time that ive not come here. First of all, i like to know if theres a help line for peo
Captioning starting. Good afternoon and welcome to the Mayors Disability Council this friday may 17 in room 400 of San Francisco city hall. City hall is accessible to persons using wheelchairs and other assistive mobility devices. Wheelchair access is provided at the grove, van ness and mcallister street via ramps. Wheelchair access at the polk street, entrance is provided through a wheelchair lift. Assistive listening devices are available and our meeting is real captioned and sign language interpreted. Please ask staff for assistance if needed. To prevent electrical interference with this rooms sound system and to respect everyone, please silence all mobile phones and pdas. Your cooperation is appreciated. We welcome the publics participation during Public Comment period. There will be an opportunity for Public Comment at the beginning and end of the meeting, as well as after every item on todays agenda. Each comment is limited to three minutes and the council will respond to your co