Three more individuals have died from the coronavirus in Illinois.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and State Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezika announced two were in the Chicago area and one in Sangamon County.

Governor Pritzker calls the growth of cases exponential and will not abate soon. There are now at 422.

There are 134 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) across Illinois.  Five additional counties are now reporting cases; Jackson, Kankakee, LaSalle, Washington, and  Williamson counties. The individuals include a Will County resident in his 50s and a Cook County resident in her 80s, and an out-of-state resident in her 70s who was in Sangamon County.