Illinois sees highest daily COVID-19 related death county since June

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health confirmed 49 additional COVID-19 related deaths throughout the state, including a female in her 60’s from DeKalb County. This is the highest daily coronavirus-related death count in the state since late June. In addition, 2,862 more COVID-19 cases were reported, for a total of 327,605 since the start of the pandemic. As of Tuesday night, 1,974 individuals in the state were in the hospital with COVID-19.