Illinois coronavirus cases see largest single-day increase during pandemic
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The number of deaths in Illinois due to the coronavirus increased by 62 to a total of 1,134 statewide, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced on Friday.
The health department recorded 1,842 new cases of COVID-19 to bring the total number of cases to 27,575. The previous total of positive cases was 25,733.
Dr. Ngozi Ezike, director of the state health agency, said this was the largest single-day increase in positive cases this year.
“We do expect cases to rise,” Ezike said during her daily news conference in Chicago with Gov. J.B. Pritzker. “I don’t think we’ve peaked.”
This story was originally published April 17, 2020 at 2:51 PM.
