3/22/20 COVID-19 pandemic recap

Noah Maldonado, News Editor

In Illinois, there are 1,049 confirmed cases of COVID-19 per the Illinois Department of Health. There are 21 cases in Will County and four cases in Kendall County. Nine have died within the state.
Nationwide, there are approximately 33,500 cases of COVID-19. Almost half of the cases are in New York State.
Globally, there are over 335,000 cases of COVID-19. As of now, among the countries impacted, Italy is at 59,140+ cases; Iran is at 21,638 cases; Spain is at 28,768 cases; Germany is at 24,875 cases; and France is at 16,045 cases. Globally, 14,641 have died, and over 97,880 have recovered so far.