Coronavirus

Illinois health officials announce 595 new coronavirus cases, 77 deaths statewide

Statewide, 595 new coronavirus cases and 77 more virus-related deaths have been reported, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced Friday.

The new cases bring Illinois’ total to 131,198 cases since the COVID-19 pandemic began. There have been a total of 6,260 deaths in the state.

Laboratories have performed 1,147,101 coronavirus tests statewide, with 24,774 of them recorded since Thursday

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