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Coronavirus Deaths Top 100 in Illinois as Total Cases Rise to Nearly 7K
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/coronavirus-deaths-top-100-in-illinois-as-total-cases-rise-to-nearly-7k/2248636/The now 6,980 cases marks a spike of 986 confirmed results and 42 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
Illinois' total number of fatalities now sits at 141.
Additional deaths were reported in Carroll, Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, Sangamon, Will and Winnebago counties.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says city cases are expected to peak in one to two weeks. She previously warned the city could see upwards of 40,000 hospitalizations and as U.S. health experts worry Cook County could become one of the nation's next hotspots.
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