(WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Here are latest developments in the coronavirus outbreak in Illinois on Monday, April 13, 2020:
Pritzker began his daily news conference Sunday with gratitude, thanking Illinois residents for wearing masks and adhering to the statewide stay-at-home order. He said the precautions are working and helping to slow the spread of coronavirus across the state, evident by the number of deaths since Saturday. However, he warned that Illinoisans need to continue to be cautious. DETAILS HERE.
NEW NUMBERS: The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,672 new cases, including 43 deaths. That takes the state's overall known total to 20,852 cases, including 720 deaths. READ MORE HERE.
Four residents of a West Rogers Park nursing home have died of coronavirus-related causes, Cook County data shows. All four were residents at Elevate Care Chicago North, located at 2451 W. Touhy Ave., and had underlying health conditions, officials said. MORE DETAILS HERE.
The Cook County medical examiner's office confirmed Sunday that 39 more people have died from coronavirus-related causes, sending the county's total past 500 deaths. Of the 39 deaths confirmed Sunday, three men — 57, 58 and 63 years old — did not have underlying health conditions, according to medical examiner's office data. READ MORE HERE.
A third detainee with the coronavirus at the Cook County Jail has died, officials announced Sunday, as the number of confirmed cases among inmates rose past 300. DETAILS HERE.
A new mental health hotline is here to help those who are stressed out and need to talk during the pandemic. The Illinois Call4Calm Text Line is now open 24 hours a day with both Spanish and English counselors to help connect digitally and remind people it's okay to feel the emotional weight of COVID-19. MORE DETAILS HERE.
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