Coronavirus

Latest Illinois coronavirus numbers include 849 new positive cases, 41 new deaths

Statewide, 894 new coronavirus cases and 41 new virus-related deaths have been reported, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced Thursday.

The new cases bring Illinois’ total to 139,434 cases since the COVID-19 pandemic began. There have been a total of 6,810 deaths in the state.

Laboratories have performed more than 1.4 million coronavirus tests statewide, with 31,686 of them recorded since Wednesday.

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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