Gov. JB Pritzker is dealing with mounting frustrations on the first days of the state’s relaxed stay-at-home order.
CHICAGO (WLS) — Illinois‘ COVID-19 testing reached record numbers over the weekend. Gov. JB Pritzker announced Sunday that the state conducted 19,417 tests in a single day, marking Illinois‘ highest daily total ever performed so far. The testing milestone comes as the state’s number of coronavirus cases climbed by 2,994 to a total of 61,499. Illinois‘ COVID-19 death toll has reached 2,619, state health officials reported Sunday. Illinois expanded its free COVID-19 testing over the weekend. A new drive-thru testing site opened in Waukegan on Sunday. It’ll be open seven days a week to test individuals with coronavirus symptoms.“By bringing COVID-19 testing into communities free of charge, we are to make testing more readily available and easier to access,“ said Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike.
