Milwaukee County leaders optimistic about new coronavirus projections
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Milwaukee County leaders say there's a potential for optimism despite the rising death rate to coronavirus.
County Executive Chris Abele says a revised model suggests the peak of the pandemic may be happening sooner than expected.
Another model created by the Medical College of Wisconsin shows even more optimistic projections.
"I'm thinking the quicker we can get to unfortunately the negative top of this point, the quicker we can start getting back to life as normal," said Mayor Tom Barrett.
Officials also said they're working with both the state and hospital systems to set up the planned hospital at State Fair Park.
Although they didn't have an exact opening date, more information is expected to be released during Thursday's report.
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"I'm thinking the quicker we can get to unfortunately the negative top of this point, the quicker we can start getting back to life as normal," said Mayor Tom Barrett.
How many north siders are going to die before we reach the "negative top"? 10,000? 50,000? More?
Currently, 81% of Milwaukee's COVID 19 victims are African American. 27% of Milwaukee's population is African American.
Less than 20% of COVID 19 victims in Milwaukee are white... How is that possible?
Why is COVID 19 targeting African Americans over White people, in every major urban city, by a rate of at least 3 Black to each White?
