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COVID-19 deaths in Illinois reach 15K; nearly 887K cases – Chicago Daily Herald

Public health officials say deaths in Illinois from the coronavirus illness have topped 15,000

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Deaths in Illinois from the coronavirus illness topped 15,000 on Friday, public health officials said.
The state passed the grim milestone with the addition of 181 fatalities, the same as the day before, and the sixth-highest total since the pandemic struck Illinois in February.
The slow process of inoculating the population against COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, got underway this week. Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced at his daily briefing on the pandemic that…

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