Coronavirus deaths inCook Countyhave surpassed 7,000, officials said Monday.
The Cook County medical examiner’s office confirmed another 357deaths from COVID-19 since Dec. 7, bringing thecounty’s total to 7,311.
That’s more than half of all statewide coronavirus deaths, which the Illinois Department of Public Health reported Sunday as14,291.
Statewide, more than848,000 people have tested positive for the coronavirus.
As ofSaturday night,5,073 people in Illinois were hospitalized withCOVID-19, with1,080 in the ICU and 612 on ventilators.
