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Coronavirus spreads across Illinois

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has announced 1,346 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). They have also reported 80 additional deaths across the state. According to the IDPH, a female teen has died in Cook County.

According to IDPH stats, as of April 15, 2020, 24,593 people have tested positive of COVID-19, of which 949 people have lost their lives. 116,929 people have been tested for COVID-19.  These numbers have been from across 89 counties in Illinois. The age of cases ranges from younger than one to older than 100 years. Union County has also reported a case.

Illinois Coronavirus Deaths

Cook County: 1 female teen, 1 male 30s, 2 males 50s, 11 females 60s, 5 males 60s, 5 females 70s, 11 males 70s, 5 females 80s, 4 males 80s, 1 female 90s, 5 males 90s, 1 female 100+, 1 male 100+

DuPage County: 1 male 70s, 1 female 80s, 2 males 80s, 1 male 90s

Jackson County: 1 male 80s

Lake County: 1 male 70s, 1 female 80s, 1 male 80s, 1 male 100+

Macon County: 1 female 70s, 2 females 80s, 1 male 80s

McHenry County: 3 males 70s

Monroe County: 1 female 90s

Ogle County: 1 female 80s

Rock Island County: 1 male 50s

St. Clair County: 1 male 80s, 1 female 90s

Whiteside County: 1 male 70s

Will County: 1 female 50s, 1 male 50s, 1 male 60s, 1 female 70s

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Adyson Sipes

Staff writer for the Chicago Morning Star

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