South Cook News

There have been 557,209 confirmed coronavirus cases in Cook County as of March 16, with 6,875 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (562,235 cases) and Cook County (557,209 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 7,316, while Cook County recorded 6,875 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 56,101,517, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 684,153 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,418,958 were male and 1,587,340 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,133, while female deaths stood at 15,031.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 20,836 whites, 6,127 African-Americans, 4,619 Hispanics, 1,026 Asians, and 556 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

County/Jurisdiction	Positive Cases	Deaths
Illinois	3,050,647	33,164
Chicago	562,235	7,316
Cook	557,209	6,875
DuPage	207,613	1,689
Will	160,731	1,506
Lake	148,170	1,353
Kane	125,156	1,113
Winnebago	76,085	807
McHenry	75,339	475
Madison	70,008	783
St. Clair	63,347	720
Champaign	61,790	287
Sangamon	54,493	381
McLean	49,260	288
Peoria	46,219	509
Tazewell	36,425	461
Rock Island	32,962	469
Kendall	30,693	158
Macon	30,319	337
LaSalle	28,755	379
Kankakee	28,684	360
Vermilion	27,825	292
DeKalb	23,135	194
Williamson	22,473	247
Adams	22,258	206
Jackson	15,468	118
Whiteside	15,278	224
Coles	15,189	168
Ogle	13,900	128
Boone	13,738	115
Macoupin	12,697	139
Henry	12,601	118
Grundy	12,562	135
Knox	12,498	211
Franklin	12,253	164
Clinton	11,862	113
Marion	11,828	209
Stephenson	11,442	155
Jefferson	11,020	172
Livingston	10,662	136
Effingham	10,589	133
Randolph	10,407	123
Woodford	10,301	111
Christian	10,124	110
Fulton	10,004	127
Montgomery	9,756	102
Monroe	9,448	127
Logan	9,419	85
Morgan	9,412	125
Lee	8,729	79
Bureau	8,315	127
Saline	7,827	92
Perry	7,417	98
McDonough	7,154	90
Iroquois	7,123	112
Fayette	7,076	99
Douglas	6,434	55
Jersey	6,186	69
Shelby	6,176	73
Crawford	6,168	44
Lawrence	5,482	42
Union	5,353	63
Wayne	5,278	83
Richland	5,151	74
Edgar	5,124	58
Pike	5,010	65
Clark	4,829	52
Clay	4,731	68
Cass	4,594	35
Johnson	4,444	41
White	4,394	48
Ford	4,387	65
Piatt	4,367	23
Hancock	4,365	47
Bond	4,303	30
De Witt	4,298	37
Carroll	4,230	47
Moultrie	4,049	44
Jo Daviess	4,000	35
Mercer	3,984	47
Warren	3,981	81
Mason	3,883	60
Massac	3,856	66
Wabash	3,705	27
Greene	3,584	44
Menard	3,490	20
Washington	3,415	35
Cumberland	3,339	37
Marshall	2,749	31
Jasper	2,670	26
Brown	2,396	15
Hamilton	2,165	31
Schuyler	1,944	17
Edwards	1,753	28
Pulaski	1,718	18
Calhoun	1,518	5
Stark	1,509	32
Gallatin	1,401	16
Alexander	1,273	15
Scott	1,248	11
Henderson	1,147	18
Putnam	1,126	9
Hardin	1,049	19
Pope	952	8