1.2k COVID-19 cases in Illinois, 12 dead since beginning of pandemicBy News Room - March 23, 20200ShareFacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp [Photo: State of Illinois] -Advertisement-The State of Illinois announced this afternoon 236 new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the state total to 1,285 cases total, including 3 deaths. The death count in Illinois’s COVID-19 cases is now at 12 since the pandemic began.