ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - The authorities of Illinois recognizes a COVID-19 investigating tract successful Rockford for providing the highest fig of tests astatine immoderate SHIELD tract successful the state.
The SHIELD investigating tract astatine the University of Illinois College of Medicine successful Rockford assisted with much than 440,000 tests astatine its 1 tract connected Parkview Ave.
“The full SHIELD endeavor has been a fantastic 1 for the state,” says Regional Dean Dr. Alex Stagnaro-Green. “It reflects the dedication of the assemblage of medicine to Rockford, Winnebago region and the authorities of Illinois.”
Since the tract opened successful May 2021 much than a twelve volunteers helped much than 68,000 radical get tested.
“To basal up erstwhile our assemblage truly needs their expertise and to bash truthful successful specified a mode that they really pb the state. It’s truly beauteous fantastic to see,” says Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara.
Mayor McNamara praises the efforts of the site’s volunteers and the lives they’ve impacted.
“You deliberation of each the employers who were capable to past proceed to enactment unfastened oregon unfastened safely for each of us... They unequivocally and perfectly saved lives and I deliberation they are unsung heroes.”
Dr. Stagnaro-Green with the College of Medicine says the COVID-19 pandemic had an unprecedented interaction connected people’s lives. He’s received gratitude for the tests they’ve provided and the velocity of the results.
“We’re conscionable hoping that arsenic clip goes connected that we support that but if astatine immoderate constituent successful time, determination is simply a spike we are acceptable to cogwheel up and erstwhile again service the community.”
The investigating tract closed astatine the extremity of September and moved to Providence Baptist Church implicit connected Clifton Ave. successful Rockford.
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