Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic across Illinois today.
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According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, the state is now averaging 132 COVID-related deaths per day over the last week. That number is the highest that Illinois has seen since Dec. 2020, with the record average topping out at 155 fatalities per day, according to officials.One week after the government launched its new website for Americans to get free COVID tests sent to their homes, some who placed early orders have reported deliveries are being made.
Some Illinois stores and pharmacies have already started distributing free N95 masks from the government to area residents.becoming one of the first major retail chains to do so as part of a Biden administration initiative.Des-Moines based Hy-Vee, which operates more than a dozen stores in Illinois, said the majority of its locations in the state have received shipments of N95 masks and started distribution.Illinois Gov. J.B.
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