https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=CalendarDetail&From=RSS&ID=815866&GUID=57945DB2-1A84-4E6C-9A8F-9470D631F6B3Legistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=4674627&GUID=686C47EC-C6A2-42F1-8A5A-678E37B05EAE686C47EC-C6A2-42F1-8A5A-678E37B05EAE-2023-01-30-17-35-41File #: 20-4903<br />Ver.: 1<br />Agenda #: <br />Type: Resolution<br />Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION REQUESTING A PUBLIC HEARING OF THE COOK COUNTY HEALTH AND HOSPITALS COMMITTEE FOR A REPORT FROM THE COOK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERNING THE PROGRESS OF CONTACT TRACING IN COOK COUNTY WHEREAS, the County, state, and country have been besieged by the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic since it first appeared in the United States in January 2020; and WHEREAS, from January 1, 2020 through October 6, 2020 there have been 62,588 confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 in Cook County with 1,952 reported deaths; and WHEREAS, contact tracing is a time-honored tool of public health professionals to protect the public from the spread of contagious disease; and WHEREAS, the Cook County Department of Public Health is charged with conducting contact tracing for suburban Cook County, except in those jurisdictions that have their own certified health departments; and WHEREAS, the Cook County Department of Public Health has received $43 million in grants to hire the staff required to conduct contact tracing throughout Cook County. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Co<br />Action: recommend for approval<br />Result: PassResolutionMon, 30 Jan 2023 17:35:41 GMT