NEW DAILY COVID-19 CASES ROSE ABOVE FOUR THOUSAND FRIDAY FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE END OF JANUARY. 

FOUR THOUSAND FOUR NEW AND PROBABLE CASES OF INFECTION ARE BEING REPORTED ALONG WITH 21 ADDITIONAL DEATHS. THE NUMBER OF COVID PATIENTS IN THE HOSPITAL IS ALSO INCREASING, WITH ABOUT 18-HUNDRED CURRENTLY ADMITTED. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT IT WAS ANOTHER RECORD DAY FOR VACCINATIONS, WITH MORE THAN 164 THOUSAND GIVEN THURSDAY SAYS GOVERNOR J-B PRITZKER.

GOVERNOR PRITZKER SAYS THEY NEED TO GET AS MANY PEOPLE VACCINATED AGAINST THE VIRUS AS POSSIBLE.

THE GOVERNOR SAYS THOSE THAT ARE ENDING UP IN THE HOSPITAL TYPICALLY HAVEN'T BEEN VACCINATED. YOU CAN FIND A VACCINATION SITE NEAR YOU ONLINE AT: CORONAVIRUS DOT ILLINOIS DOT GOV.