GOVERNOR PRITZKER TRAILS BY 9,595.

The geographic area and population of Illinois are both similar to those in Sweden, and there are similarities of the Chicago and Stockholm metropolitan areas.  But  Springfield politicians are hazardous to your health.  Governor J. B. Pritzker (D-Lake Geneva) continues to micromanage and destroy local businesses.

A service called Worldometers has been keeping track of coronavirus infections and deaths, disaggregated in a number of ways.

The latest report from Sweden counts 437,379 infections and 8,727 deaths.
The latest report from Illinois counts 979,821 infections and 18,322 deaths.

Conditions in Illinois are such that a transition to a full reopening is in order.

A biomedical ethics expert with the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (the people who make the medical devices do their magic) notes, "The final verdict about Sweden’s relative success or indefensible failure is still many months in coming."

Relative to Sweden, it's clear the lockdowns in Illinois are ineffective evaluated against a standard of less stringent lockdowns.

Last week, the governor trailed by 9,057.

As of 21 December, 8,414.

As of 14 December, 7,815.

As of 7 December, 7,049.

As of 30 November, 6,201.

As of 23 November, 5,706.

As of 16 November, 5,040.

As of 9 November, 4,516.