Governor J.B. Pritzker says Illinois is not receiving enough medical supplies in its fight against the coronavirus.
Pritzker says Illinois got a recent supply, but it was a fraction of what was requested from the federal government.
"I have doctors and nurses and first responders begging for masks, equipment and more tests, and I have a floor full of staff who are working day and night to hunt down the supplies that our healthcare workers and our first responders need and the supplies we know they are going to need," Pritzker said.
Pritzker says Illinois is buying supplies on the open market and competing with other states also in need of supplies.
The Illinois Department of Health says the state has more than 1,200 cases in 31 counties.
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