"I think we are celebrating a significant improvement and its something to feel good about," said Dr. Kurt Andersen, Genesis Health's chief medical officer.
But it's been a long path to get to this point.
In the Quad Cities, there was a small wave of new cases in May 2020 leading up to the Fourth of July.
Then it built to new heights of daily cases in mid-November through late February.
It put a huge strain on area medical resources.
"It was almost at a breaking point," Dr. Olutade remembered.
"I remember pleading with the community to help us fight this pandemic."