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Dr. Allison Arwady issues warm weather COVID-19 warning: ‘I am a little worried ... it’s a beautiful day and people are out’

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AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneMay 02, 2020 at 12:44 pmChicago’s top health official said Saturday she worries people eager to get outdoors and enjoy the pleasant weather this weekend could counteract the progress against the COVID-19 pandemic made through social distancing efforts.“We’ve been making progress in terms of seeing that curve flattening, but we are not seeing it decreasing,” Dr. Allison Arwady said Saturday morning on her daily Facebook live-streaming event. “We’re close there, but there was a reason to extend the stay-at-home order. And I am a little worried because I was out today ... it’s a beautiful day and people are out.”AdvertisementAs of Saturday morning, the city reported a total of 22,744 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 962 deaths, Arwady said. Though the rate of infection has slowed, she cautioned the state has not yet seen its peak and will need to keep restrictions in place for some time.The city’s new numbers represent an increase of 1,238 new diagnoses and 30 additional deaths since Friday, Arwady said. The figures have risen, in part, as more testing becomes available, Arwady said. Fatal cases continue to disproportionately affect minority and elderly communities.AdvertisementAnother measure the city tracks was also going the wrong direction: cellphone data, which shows the movement of residents, indicates people have been more active outside their homes in the last 24 hours. That could be tied to weather, which brought sunshine Friday and was expected to reach 75 degrees Saturday.Wearing a pastel-colored sweater that she noted was suited for springtime, Arwady said people who venture outside should only do so with household members and should keep their distance from others. The cellphone data also began to show more activity Friday when protesters gathered in downtown Chicago, calling on the governor to reopen more of the state’s economy.“I’m worried because we need to get on the other side of this curve,” Arwady said. “We’re not going to see that peak until sometime in May, and the more we have new infections, the more we have people out and about and not abiding by the stay-at-home order, the longer that peak gets pushed.“The biggest factor in all of this is how many new infections we have. And how many new infections we have is directly caused by how many interactions people are having with each other," she said.echerney@chicagotribune.com Advertisement

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneMay 02, 2020 at 12:44 pmChicago’s top health official said Saturday she worries people eager to get outdoors and enjoy the pleasant weather this weekend could counteract the progress against the COVID-19 pandemic made through social distancing efforts.“We’ve been making progress in terms of seeing that curve flattening, but we are not seeing it decreasing,” Dr. Allison Arwady said Saturday morning on her daily Facebook live-streaming event. “We’re close there, but there was a reason to extend the stay-at-home order. And I am a little worried because I was out...

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