(AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois has risen above 12,000 deaths from COVID-19, while also surpassing the 700,000 mark for confirmed coronavirus infections.
The Health Department said the situation constituted an “alert,” and said that nationwide, infections had risen by over 8% last week.
Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech have asked the FDA to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
The state health department reported 5,704 new cases on Friday, putting the state at 3,476 deaths and 295,001 cases since March.
___TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he expects more than half of Canadians to receive a COVID-19 vaccine by next September.