1. Inside COVID ward on Chicago's South Side

2. Dr. Ashley Ferrel and Physical Therapist assistant Karen Miller administer physical therapy to a COVID-19 patient. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

3. Physical Therapist Dr. Ashley Ferrel holds the hand of a COVID-19 patient. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

4. A coronavirus patient is seen isolated as another patient lies in bed at the intensive care unit of Roseland Community Hospital. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

5. Florence Bolton, 85, a coronavirus patient, has her head touched by registered nurse Alma Abad as she lies in her intensive care bed. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

6. Evelia De La Cruz, a hospital housekeeper at Roseland Community Hospital, disinfects the room where a coronavirus patient died. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

7. Registered nurse Alma Abad brushes the teeth of Florence Bolton, 85, a coronavirus patient. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

8. Dr. Ashley Ferrel and Physical Therapist assistant Karen Miller administer physical therapy to a COVID-19 patient. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

9. Evelia De La Cruz, a hospital housekeeper at Roseland Community Hospital, disinfects the room where a coronavirus patient died. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

10. Registered nurse Alma Abad treats Florence Bolton, 85, a coronavirus patient. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

11. Registered nurse Alma Abad treats Florence Bolton, 85, a coronavirus patient. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

12. Florence Bolton, 85, a coronavirus patient, lies in her intensive care bed. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

13. Evelia De La Cruz, a hospital housekeeper at Roseland Community Hospital, disinfects the room where a coronavirus patient died. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

14. Florence Bolton, 85, a coronavirus positive patient, lies in her intensive care bed as family members attempt to FaceTime her at Roseland Community Hospital on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, December 1, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton