Coronavirus

Illinois health officials report 113 new coronavirus deaths statewide

The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that 1,614 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 and 113 more people have died.

Illinois has seen a total of 5,525 deaths during the pandemic, officials reported. A total of 122,848 people have been diagnosed with the coronavirus.

An additional 16,431 have been tested for the virus in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of administered tests to 934,704, IDPH said in a news release.

Illinois moved into Phase 3 of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s Restore Illinois reopening plan on May 29.

Hana Muslic
Belleville News-Democrat
Hana Muslic has been a public safety reporter for the Belleville News-Democrat since August 2018, covering everything from crime and courts to accidents, fires and natural disasters. She is a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s College of Journalism and her previous work can be found in The Lincoln Journal-Star and The Kansas City Star.
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