SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 68 additional deaths from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and 1,465 new cases of the virus.

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IDPH is reporting a total of 17,887 cases, including 596 deaths, in 83 counties in Illinois. The age of cases ranges from younger than one to older than 100 years.

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The deaths are as follows:

- Cook County: 1 male 20s, 1 female 30s, 1 female 50s, 7 males 50s, 3 females 60s, 5 males 60s, 4 females 70s, 10 males 70s, 3 females 80s, 6 males 80s, 4 females 90s, 2 males 90s
- DuPage County: 1 male 60s, 3 males 70s, 1 female 80s, 1 male 80s
- Kane County: 2 males 70s
- Kankakee County: 1 male 50s
- Lake County: 1 male 50s, 1 male 70s, 1 female 90s, 1 male 90s
- Rock Island County: 1 female 60s
- St. Clair County: 1 male 50s
- Will County: 1 female 60s, 1 male 60s, 2 males 70s, 1 female 90s, 1 male 90s

Fulton and Greene counties are now reporting a case. For all personal protective equipment (PPE) donations, email PPE.donations@illinois.gov. For health questions about COVID-19, call the hotline at 1-800-889-3931 or email dph.sick@illinois.gov.

*All data is provisional and will change.

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