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Illinois: Pritzker announces 3 more deaths. 422 cases in 22 counties
A Will County man in his 50s, a Cook County woman in her 80s and a Florida woman visiting in Sangamon County succumbed to COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus, Pritzker said.
The total number of confirmed cases in Illinois climbed Thursday to 422 infections in 22 counties, up from 289 cases on Wednesday. Pritzker urged medical professionals, particularly doctors, to sign up for a statewide emergency alert system at siren.illinois.gov.
There was no word whether the number of infections rose at a Willowbrook nursing home that saw 46 residents and staff test positive for coronavirus on Tuesday and Wednesday. DuPage County Health Department officials said they had no updates.
Dr. Ngozi Ezike, head of the Illinois Department of Public Health, said despite the greater risk to older residents, there is no plan to test nursing home residents and staff who are not exhibiting symptoms.
Some of the new cases announced Thursday are nursing home residents, though the three who died were not, she said.
A Will County man in his 50s, a Cook County woman in her 80s and a Florida woman visiting in Sangamon County succumbed to COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus, Pritzker said.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200319/three-new-deaths-cases-jump-to-422-pritzker-says-?utm_content=article%20column