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Fourth case of Coronavirus spouse of third case


CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Public Health and Cook County Department of Public Health confirms that a fourth Illinois patient has tested positive for COVID-19. According to officials, the individual is a woman in her 70s and is the spouse of the third case, a man in his 70s. This fourth case is quarantined at her home in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago and is complying with health officials. Both cases are reported to be in good condition. IDPH says the positive test results is yet to be confirmed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lab.
Illinois’ previously confirmed two cases of COVID-19 and both patients made a full recovery.
Governor JB Pritzker has requested that hospitals across the state implement additional testing to improve surveillance for COVID-19. Illinois was the first state to provide COVID-19 testing and Gov. Pritzker announced two more IDPH labs in central and southern Illinois that will be able to test specimens this week.
 

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