Cook County officials report 6,917 coronavirus deaths, with 560,610 confirmed cases

By South Cook News

Mar 28, 2022

There have been 560,610 confirmed coronavirus cases in Cook County as of March 28, with 6,917 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (565,068 cases) and Cook County (560,610 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 7,327, while Cook County recorded 6,917 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 57,077,967, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 686,897 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,424,877 were male and 1,594,379 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,229, while female deaths stood at 15,099.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 20,944 whites, 6,158 African-Americans, 4,635 Hispanics, 1,029 Asians, and 562 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

Coronavirus Stats by County as of March 28

County/Jurisdiction	Positive Cases	Deaths
Illinois	3,063,735	33,328
Chicago	565,068	7,327
Cook	560,610	6,917
DuPage	209,111	1,696
Will	161,405	1,516
Lake	148,901	1,367
Kane	125,670	1,119
Winnebago	76,261	815
McHenry	75,672	477
Madison	70,141	785
St. Clair	63,461	723
Champaign	62,122	287
Sangamon	54,688	384
McLean	49,451	289
Peoria	46,330	512
Tazewell	36,523	461
Rock Island	33,035	473
Kendall	30,850	160
Macon	30,355	340
LaSalle	28,829	381
Kankakee	28,736	365
Vermilion	27,840	294
DeKalb	23,248	194
Williamson	22,520	247
Adams	22,281	208
Jackson	15,501	119
Whiteside	15,312	225
Coles	15,227	170
Ogle	13,925	128
Boone	13,776	116
Macoupin	12,733	141
Henry	12,626	118
Grundy	12,589	136
Knox	12,514	212
Franklin	12,262	165
Clinton	11,901	113
Marion	11,880	209
Stephenson	11,461	156
Jefferson	11,057	174
Livingston	10,684	136
Effingham	10,626	135
Randolph	10,429	123
Woodford	10,338	111
Christian	10,161	111
Fulton	10,037	126
Montgomery	9,760	104
Logan	9,453	85
Monroe	9,451	127
Morgan	9,444	125
Lee	8,754	79
Bureau	8,332	127
Saline	7,845	93
Perry	7,449	97
McDonough	7,172	90
Iroquois	7,154	114
Fayette	7,082	100
Douglas	6,441	55
Jersey	6,198	70
Shelby	6,189	74
Crawford	6,188	44
Lawrence	5,474	42
Union	5,365	64
Wayne	5,286	83
Edgar	5,157	59
Richland	5,155	74
Pike	5,018	65
Clark	4,844	52
Clay	4,734	68
Cass	4,603	35
Johnson	4,458	40
White	4,399	48
Ford	4,391	65
Piatt	4,389	23
Hancock	4,370	48
Bond	4,313	31
De Witt	4,309	37
Carroll	4,238	48
Moultrie	4,059	44
Jo Daviess	4,019	35
Mercer	3,995	47
Warren	3,989	82
Mason	3,889	60
Massac	3,861	66
Wabash	3,712	27
Greene	3,592	45
Menard	3,495	20
Washington	3,423	35
Cumberland	3,341	37
Marshall	2,761	31
Jasper	2,674	28
Brown	2,405	15
Hamilton	2,172	31
Schuyler	1,950	17
Edwards	1,748	28
Pulaski	1,721	19
Calhoun	1,520	5
Stark	1,511	32
Gallatin	1,403	16
Alexander	1,275	15
Scott	1,253	11
Henderson	1,149	18
Putnam	1,130	9
Hardin	1,052	20
Pope	954	8