Over 2,300 New COVID-19 Cases In Illinois Posted By: May 20, 2020 @ 6:54 pm Local News Tweet Share Email 05-21-20 Ill stats ILLINOIS – On Wednesday the Illinois Department of Health reported 2.388 new cases of coronavirus in the state and another 147 deaths. There are now over 100,000 cases in the state and over 4,500 deaths.