Health Officials Announce Third Case of Coronavirus in Illinois

People walking through Chinatown, near West Cermak and South Wentworth, brave snowfall and temperatures that plummeted to the teens, on Feb. 13, 2020 in Chicago. Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP

A third person in Illinois has tested positive for COVID-19, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced on Feb. 29.

Officials said that tests from the individual resulted in “presumptive positives,” and the sample is now being tested for confirmation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).