Coronavirus

Latest numbers reported Saturday on Illinois coronavirus cases, deaths

The Illinois Department of Public Health on Saturday announced 2,088 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 and 74 more people have died since Friday.

There have been a total of 4,129 deaths across Illinois during the pandemic. And a total of 92,457 people have been diagnosed with the COVID-19 respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus.

People affected have ranged in age from younger than 1 to older than 100, according to the state.

Lexi Cortes
Belleville News-Democrat
The metro-east is home for investigative reporter Lexi Cortes. She was raised in Granite City and Edwardsville and graduated from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in 2014. Lexi joined the Belleville News-Democrat in 2014 and has won multiple state awards for her investigative and community service reporting. Support my work with a digital subscription
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