South Cook News

There have been 591,758 confirmed coronavirus cases in Cook County as of May 9, with 6,984 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Cook County (591,758 cases) and Chicago (590,714 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Cook County's death toll from the virus stands at 6,984, while Chicago recorded 7,384 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 0, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 716,668 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,476,650 were male and 1,661,284 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,403, while female deaths stood at 15,266.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 21,173 whites, 6,204 African-Americans, 4,677 Hispanics, 1,037 Asians, and 578 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

County/Jurisdiction	Positive Cases	Deaths
Illinois	3,183,742	33,669
Cook	591,758	6,984
Chicago	590,714	7,384
DuPage	222,090	1,715
Will	167,897	1,537
Lake	157,445	1,393
Kane	130,712	1,127
McHenry	78,452	485
Winnebago	78,442	821
Madison	71,260	792
Champaign	66,475	288
St. Clair	64,541	731
Sangamon	56,175	391
McLean	51,894	294
Peoria	47,593	519
Tazewell	37,434	465
Rock Island	33,622	479
Kendall	32,197	161
Macon	30,986	344
LaSalle	29,528	386
Kankakee	29,216	365
Vermilion	28,194	296
DeKalb	24,288	196
Williamson	22,740	251
Adams	22,479	209
Jackson	15,752	119
Whiteside	15,664	226
Coles	15,491	173
Ogle	14,226	128
Boone	14,095	118
Grundy	12,945	136
Macoupin	12,928	142
Henry	12,830	121
Knox	12,666	215
Franklin	12,255	166
Clinton	12,028	113
Marion	11,916	211
Stephenson	11,620	157
Jefferson	11,146	175
Livingston	10,868	136
Effingham	10,701	139
Randolph	10,547	126
Woodford	10,525	111
Christian	10,305	113
Fulton	10,204	127
Montgomery	9,858	105
Logan	9,818	87
Morgan	9,629	125
Monroe	9,599	128
Lee	8,972	79
Bureau	8,426	127
Saline	7,915	95
Perry	7,498	97
McDonough	7,276	92
Iroquois	7,260	116
Fayette	7,142	101
Douglas	6,581	55
Jersey	6,299	72
Shelby	6,252	77
Crawford	6,233	45
Lawrence	5,494	43
Union	5,404	64
Wayne	5,312	84
Edgar	5,201	59
Richland	5,164	74
Pike	5,044	67
Clark	4,875	52
Clay	4,747	69
Cass	4,632	35
Piatt	4,554	23
Johnson	4,501	40
Ford	4,476	67
White	4,412	49
Hancock	4,412	48
De Witt	4,404	37
Bond	4,360	31
Carroll	4,292	48
Moultrie	4,092	44
Jo Daviess	4,082	36
Warren	4,078	84
Mercer	4,059	47
Mason	3,945	60
Massac	3,886	68
Wabash	3,726	28
Greene	3,651	45
Menard	3,548	20
Washington	3,451	35
Cumberland	3,375	37
Marshall	2,799	31
Jasper	2,688	30
Brown	2,426	15
Hamilton	2,181	31
Schuyler	1,968	17
Edwards	1,746	28
Pulaski	1,726	19
Calhoun	1,531	5
Stark	1,527	33
Gallatin	1,411	17
Alexander	1,287	15
Scott	1,271	12
Henderson	1,158	19
Putnam	1,155	9
Hardin	1,057	20
Pope	959	8