Officials also reported 17 more confirmed fatalities Monday, bringing the death toll to 9,522. While the daily total was relatively low compared with recent days, Illinois has been averaging 41 deaths per day over the past week, up from 23 per day at the beginning of the month. Based on the current trajectory, the state is on pace to exceed 11,000 deaths by the end of the year, officials said.
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