82 more COVID-19 deaths in Cook County

Another 82 people died from COVID-19 in Cook County, officials announced Wednesday.

The newly confirmed fatalities bring the county’s death toll to 3,869, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

On Wednesday, Illinois health officials reported 97 additional COVID-19 deaths in the state, raising the total to 5,621. So far, 123,830 positive cases of the coronavirus have been reported in Illinois.