New one day record for Illinois virus cases: 15K

Illinois health officials reported more than 15,000 new confirmed and probable coronavirus cases on Friday, setting a record for the highest single-day report of new cases for the fourth consecutive day.

The state reported 15,415 new cases and 27 additional deaths Friday, according to data from the Illinois Department of Public Health.

That marked the fourth day in a row Illinois has reported a record high one-day case count and the eighth consecutive day in which the state has seen more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases.

At his daily press briefing on Friday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the situation is "at a crisis level" as numbers of cases go up.

And he scolded local leaders for allowing people to gather in bars and in other big groups. "That is the conspiracy that is working against the people of the state of Illinois," said Pritzker.

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