Governor JB Pritzker announced Wednesday afternoon state will face economic impacts due to COVID-19.
The Department of Revenue and economists, Pritzker said, estimates Illinois will be $2.7 billion short for the 2020 fiscal year and $4.6 billion for the next fiscal year.
“Folks you don’t have to be an epidemiologist to see that the virus is going to hit our budget hard,” Pritzker said.
The Illinois Department of Health announced 1,346 new cases in the last 24 hours with 80 additional deaths. There have been 24,593 confirmed cases in Illinois and 948 total deaths.
There have been 116,929 tests performed in the state.
New deaths announced by the IDPH include:
– Cook County: 1 female teens, 1 male 30s, 2 males 50s, 11 females 60s, 5 males 60s, 5 females 70s, 11 males 70s, 5 females 80s, 4 males 80s, 1 female 90s, 5 males 90s, 1 female 100+, 1 male 100+
– DuPage County: 1 male 70s, 1 female 80s, 2 males 80s, 1 male 90s
– Jackson County: 1 male 80s
– Lake County: 1 male 70s, 1 female 80s, 1 male 80s, 1 male 100+
– Macon County: 1 female 70s, 2 females 80s, 1 male 80s
– McHenry County: 3 males 70s
– Monroe County: 1 female 90s
– Ogle County: 1 female 80s
– Rock Island County: 1 male 50s
– St. Clair County: 1 male 80s, 1 female 90s
– Whiteside County: 1 male 70s
– Will County: 1 female 50s, 1 male 50s, 1 male 60s, 1 female 70s
Source: The Daily Chronicle