Fact check: No, coronavirus did not lower the death rate in Chicago
As the coronavirus forces people across the country to stay indoors, questions have emerged over how the pandemic is impacting crime rates.
It’s a debate of particular significance to cities like Chicago, which has experienced high levels of violent crime. As of April 1, the virus has sickened over 3,000 people in Chicago and killed 39 — even as Illinois officials attempt to contain the spread through a stay-at-home order.
But a March 22, Facebook post that accumulated more than 2,200 shares took it one step further.
"In Chicago, Covid-19 actually LOWERED the death rate," the post stated, over a background of laughing emojis.
Homicides in Chicago decreased in March 2020 compared to years prior, but officials have yet to attribute that shift to COVID-19.
And overall, deaths don’t appear to be declining.
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