The state reported four additional fatalities Monday, bringing average number of daily deaths to 13 over the past week, up slightly from the previous week’s average of 12. A month ago, the state was averaging nine deaths per day. In all, there have been 23,624 COVID-19 deaths statewide since the pandemic began, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
New daily COVID-19 cases in Chicago top 400, a metric cited a year ago when CPS decided not to reopen schools
