GOVERNOR J-B PRITZKER IS ANNOUNCING THE FIRST CORONAVIRUS-RELATED DEATH IN ILLINOIS.
THE VICTIM IS A WOMAN IN HER 60’S FROM CHICAGO WHO HAD AN UNDERLYING MEDICAL CONDITION. SHE TESTED POSITIVE EARLIER THIS MONTH SAYS STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR DOCTOR NGOZI (en-gahzi) EZIKE (eh-zee-kay).
GOVERNOR PRITZKER SAYS THERE HAS ALSO BEEN AN OUTBREAK AT A LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY IN DUPAGE COUNTY.
THERE ARE NOW 160 CONFIRMED CASES OF COVID-19 IN 15 ILLINOIS COUNTIES.
