Chicago Fire Department Paramedic Dies of COVID-19
A third member of the Chicago Fire Department has died from COVID-19.
Paramedic Robert Truevillian, who joined the department in 2000, died from complications of the virus, Chicago fire officials said Thursday in a statement posted to Twitter.
Truevillian was assigned to ambulance 71, which operates out of the firehouse at 10458 S. Hoxie Ave. in South Deering, officials said.
He’s the third active CFD member to die from complications of the coronavirus.
Illinois Reports 8,828 New Coronavirus Cases, 181 Additional Deaths Thursday
According to the latest data from the Illinois Department of Public Health, Thursday s figures bring the total number cases of the virus to 879,428 statewide and lifted the death toll to 14,835 since the pandemic began.
Long-Term Care Facilities Hope to Receive First COVID Vaccines by Month s End
Some medical workers in the state of Illinois are already getting their coronavirus vaccines, and by the end of the month, health officials are hoping that long-term care facility residents and workers will be able to get theirs as well.
During a coronavirus press briefing on Wednesday, IDPH Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike laid out some of the details of the program, which aims to get coronavirus vaccine shots to long-term care facilities beginning the week of Dec. 28.
According to Ezike, the shots will be administered by employees from CVS and Walgreens pharmacies as part of a partnership with the federal government, a program that is filling workers at the homes with optimism and happiness.