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A mock patient room in Hall C of the McCormick Place coronavirus field hospital is shown April 17, 2020.
A mock patient room in Hall C of the McCormick Place coronavirus field hospital is shown April 17, 2020.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot tours the COVID-19 facility with Ryan McCarthy, Secretary of the Army and Dr. Nick Turkal, left, who is leading the alternate care site constructed at the McCormick Place convention center in Chicago, Illinois on April 17, 2020.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot tours the COVID-19 facility with Ryan McCarthy, Secretary of the Army and Dr. Nick Turkal, left, who is leading the alternate care site constructed at the McCormick Place convention center in Chicago, Illinois on April 17, 2020.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth and Gov. J.B. Pritzker tour a ventilation system at the McCormick Place field hospital Hall C, April 17, 2020.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth and Gov. J.B. Pritzker tour a ventilation system at the McCormick Place field hospital Hall C, April 17, 2020.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot stand by during a press conference and tour in Hall C of the COVID-19 alternate care facility at McCormick Place on April 3, 2020. Hall C will house 500 beds.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot stand by during a press conference and tour in Hall C of the COVID-19 alternate care facility at McCormick Place on April 3, 2020. Hall C will house 500 beds.
A nurses station is flanked by patient rooms at the COVID-19 alternate care facility in Hall C at McCormick Place in Chicago, April 17, 2020.
A nurses station is flanked by patient rooms at the COVID-19 alternate care facility in Hall C at McCormick Place in Chicago, April 17, 2020.
Work continues inside the McCormick Place alternate care facility, April 10, 2020.
Work continues inside the McCormick Place alternate care facility, April 10, 2020.
Illinois Air National Guard members unload mattresses at McCormick Place, April 10, 2020.
Illinois Air National Guard members unload mattresses at McCormick Place, April 10, 2020.
Nurses arrive for a tour of the McCormick Place field hospital.
Nurses arrive for a tour of the McCormick Place field hospital.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot elbow bumps Bob Reiter, president of Chicago Federation of Labor, as she tours a construction of the new McCormick Place field hospital, April 10, 2020.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot elbow bumps Bob Reiter, president of Chicago Federation of Labor, as she tours a construction of the new McCormick Place field hospital, April 10, 2020.
Illinois Air National Guard members move mattresses into the McCormick Place field hospital, April 10, 2020.
Illinois Air National Guard members move mattresses into the McCormick Place field hospital, April 10, 2020.
Illinois Air National Guard members work on a construction of the McCormick Place alternate care facility in Chicago, April 10, 2020.
Illinois Air National Guard members work on a construction of the McCormick Place alternate care facility in Chicago, April 10, 2020.
Construction workers finish the 500-bed Hall C at McCormick Place in Chicago on April 3, 2020.
Construction workers finish the 500-bed Hall C at McCormick Place in Chicago on April 3, 2020.
A construction worker walks through Hall A of the COVID-19 field hospital under construction inside McCormick Place in Chicago on April 3, 2020.
A construction worker walks through Hall A of the COVID-19 field hospital under construction inside McCormick Place in Chicago on April 3, 2020.
One of 500 beds in Hall C of the COVID-19 alternate site at McCormick Place in Chicago.
One of 500 beds in Hall C of the COVID-19 alternate site at McCormick Place in Chicago.
Construction workers finish Hall C of the COVID-19 field hospital at McCormick Place, April 3, 2020.
Construction workers finish Hall C of the COVID-19 field hospital at McCormick Place, April 3, 2020.
Workers listen to Gov. J.B. Pritzker in Hall C at McCormick Place on April 3, 2020.
Workers listen to Gov. J.B. Pritzker in Hall C at McCormick Place on April 3, 2020.
The Illinois Air National Guard unloads supplies from a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft at Midway International Airport in Chicago, April 8, 2020. The supplies were heading to the McCormick Place field hospital.
The Illinois Air National Guard unloads supplies from a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft at Midway International Airport in Chicago, April 8, 2020. The supplies were heading to the McCormick Place field hospital.
A man adjusts his mask as construction workers wait for the Illinois Air National Guard to arrive with supplies via a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft at Midway International Airport in Chicago, April 8, 2020. The supplies, including 750 individual positive pressure medical tents, are scheduled to be delivered to the McCormick Place field hospital for COVID-19 patients.
A man adjusts his mask as construction workers wait for the Illinois Air National Guard to arrive with supplies via a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft at Midway International Airport in Chicago, April 8, 2020. The supplies, including 750 individual positive pressure medical tents, are scheduled to be delivered to the McCormick Place field hospital for COVID-19 patients.
Members of the Army Corps of Engineers wait to help the Illinois Air National Guard to unload supplies from a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft at Midway International Airport in Chicago, April 8, 2020. The supplies are for the McCormick Place field hospital.
Members of the Army Corps of Engineers wait to help the Illinois Air National Guard to unload supplies from a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft at Midway International Airport in Chicago, April 8, 2020. The supplies are for the McCormick Place field hospital.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot conduct a press conference in Hall C of the COVID-19 field hospital at McCormick Place in Chicago, April 3, 2020.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot conduct a press conference in Hall C of the COVID-19 field hospital at McCormick Place in Chicago, April 3, 2020.
One of 500 beds in Hall C of the COVID-19 hospital at McCormick Place.
One of 500 beds in Hall C of the COVID-19 hospital at McCormick Place.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker tours Hall C of the COVID-19 field hospital at McCormick Place in Chicago on April 3, 2020. In the background is Christina Bratis, who is the clinical chief of staff of the facility.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker tours Hall C of the COVID-19 field hospital at McCormick Place in Chicago on April 3, 2020. In the background is Christina Bratis, who is the clinical chief of staff of the facility.
Hall C of the COVID-19 alternate care facility at McCormick Place in Chicago on April 3, 2020. Hall C will house 500 beds.
Hall C of the COVID-19 alternate care facility at McCormick Place in Chicago on April 3, 2020. Hall C will house 500 beds.
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers emergency operations vehicle parked on April 3, 2020, outside of McCormick Place in Chicago, where a COVID-19 field hospital is being set up.
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers emergency operations vehicle parked on April 3, 2020, outside of McCormick Place in Chicago, where a COVID-19 field hospital is being set up.
One of 500 beds in Hall C.
One of 500 beds in Hall C.
A worker stands near a bed in Hall C of the COVID-19 hospital inside McCormick Place.
A worker stands near a bed in Hall C of the COVID-19 hospital inside McCormick Place.
Military members walk between buildings as the Illinois National Guard and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers build a field hospital at McCormick Place in Chicago on March 31, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic.
Military members walk between buildings as the Illinois National Guard and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers build a field hospital at McCormick Place in Chicago on March 31, 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic.
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers emergency operations truck is parked outside McCormick Place on March 30, 2020, where a temporary hospital is being built during the coronavirus pandemic.
A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers emergency operations truck is parked outside McCormick Place on March 30, 2020, where a temporary hospital is being built during the coronavirus pandemic.
A person crosses the skybridge at McCormick Place in Chicago on March 30, 2020, where a temporary hospital is being built.
A person crosses the skybridge at McCormick Place in Chicago on March 30, 2020, where a temporary hospital is being built.
A cyclist rides near McCormick Place West on March 28, 2020, after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced they are working to convert McCormick Place into a 3,000-bed coronavirus hospital by April 24.
A cyclist rides near McCormick Place West on March 28, 2020, after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced they are working to convert McCormick Place into a 3,000-bed coronavirus hospital by April 24.
Army Corps of Engineers Command Gen. Todd Semonite, at the Pentagon, talks about converting Chicago's McCormick Place convention center into a makeshift hospital for about 3,000 coronavirus patients.
Army Corps of Engineers Command Gen. Todd Semonite, at the Pentagon, talks about converting Chicago’s McCormick Place convention center into a makeshift hospital for about 3,000 coronavirus patients.
McCormick Place, usually full of people, is quiet and largely empty on March 10 as several Chicago conventions have been canceled because of the coronavirus.
McCormick Place, usually full of people, is quiet and largely empty on March 10 as several Chicago conventions have been canceled because of the coronavirus.