Springfield, Ill. (AP) — Illinois public health officials have reported 10,959 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 cases and a second consecutive day of record-high deaths. The 192 fatalities from COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, matched the toll from May 13, at the height of the initial wave of the disease in Illinois. That total is second only to the 238 reported Wednesday. Gov. J.B. Pritzker said that with two newly developed vaccines close to regulatory approval, he expects the 109,000 doses initially allotted Illinois to begin arriving as early as Dec. 13.
