SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WLS) -- A disproportionate number of Illinois' COVID-19 deaths are happening in long-term care facilities, new data show.
Statewide, 373 residents died this week alone, and in total, more than 8,600 residents.
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According to data from the state, that means residents at these facilities account for nearly half of Illinois' total COVID-19 deaths, but just 7% of its total cases.
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The total number of cases in Illinois now stands at 1,017,322, with a total of 17,395 deaths, since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
It took 349 days for the state to go from one confirmed case to 1 million. Now nearly one in 12 people in the state has tested positive for COVID-19.