COVID-19 deaths in Illinois surpassed 11,000 Wednesday as the number of residents infected by the respiratory disease also exceeded the 600,000 threshold. IDPH Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike months ago predicted the state would surpass 11,000 deaths by the end of the year. Asked Wednesday about surpassing that milestone six weeks earlier than expected, she was blunt.
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