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Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker Slams Covid-19 Hoax Believers
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1:07Now PlayingIllinois Governor J.B. Pritzker said hospitals in the state are filling up and are in danger of being overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients.
And he offered a rebuke to residents who believe the virus is a hoax.
"Too many people still seem to think that COVID-19 is a hoax," Pritzker said.
The governor blamed rhetoric by President Donald Trump for "implanting a false narrative" in people, including COVID-19 patients.
Pritzker said the goodwill shown towards healthcare workers in the Spring has evaporated, and said now infected patients sometimes yell at the physicians attempting to treat them.
The governor said Illinois is seeing death rates in rural areas that are three times as high as the national average, and said COVID-19 is the No. 3 highest cause of death among residents.
"The bottom line is COVID-19 is real," added Dr. Ngozi Ezike, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, saying over 11,000 Illinoisians have died from coronavirus so far.
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