Illinois’ prison system, which has a population of older inmates, reported its first death related to COVID-19 and public health officials said there were clusters in other facilities.

State officials also provided the latest details about the spread of COVID-19 in Illinois. Statewide, officials have confirmed 5,057 cases of COVID-19, including 73 deaths, in 52 of the state’s 102 counties. Clark, Crawford, Marion, Randolph, and Saline counties have now reported cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus that emerged in late 2019 in Wuhan, China.

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