(Reuters) – Illinois health officials on Tuesday reported that 142 people had died due to COVID-19 during the past 24 hours, the state’s largest single-day death toll since the outbreak began.
Illinois also posted 2,219 new cases on Tuesday, the second largest daily total. The state has had a total of 2,125 COVID-19 deaths and 48,102 confirmed cases, according to data from the state’s department of health.
(Reporting by Brendan O’Brien in Chicago; Editing by Chris Reese)
