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See How Coronavirus Has Impacted Every Corner Of Chicago

Every community in the city has been touched by loss from COVID-19, from Rogers Park to Roseland and Austin to South Shore.

Kelly Bauer
9:05 AM CST on Jan 25, 2021
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People line up for free COVID-19 tests at Maria Saucedo Scholastic Academy in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood on Monday, November 30, 2020.
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Coronavirus has killed more than 4,500 Chicagoans since the first confirmed case was found here Jan. 24, 2020.

Every community in the city has been touched by loss, from Rogers Park to Roseland and Austin to South Shore.

See how the virus has affected different parts of Chicago:


Coronavirus was first found in Chicago on Jan. 24, 2020. In the year since, the virus has killed more than 4,500 Chicagoans. Block Club is remembering victims from across the city with our series, A Year of Loss.

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Kelly Bauer

kelly@blockclubchi.org

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