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.
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