Record-high 144 people die from COVID-19 in Illinois as state total surpasses 2,000
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CHICAGO - Illinois health officials on Tuesday marked the highest single-day jump in deaths from COVID-19, announcing 144 more fatalities.
Officials also reported 2,219 newly confirmed cases, raising the state’s total to 48,102, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
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So far, 2,125 people have died of the coronavirus in the state.
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In the last 24 hours, 14,561 tests were processed, according to Illinois health officials.
The new deaths in Cook County range in age from two people in their 20s to almost a dozen people in their 90s, IDPH said.