South Cook News

There have been 602,320 confirmed coronavirus cases in Cook County as of May 16, with 6,994 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Cook County (602,320 cases) and Chicago (599,576 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Cook County's death toll from the virus stands at 6,994, while Chicago recorded 7,389 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 727,262 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,494,626 were male and 1,685,310 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,425, while female deaths stood at 15,285.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 21,202 whites, 6,210 African-Americans, 4,679 Hispanics, 1,039 Asians, and 580 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

County/Jurisdiction	Positive Cases	Deaths
Illinois	3,226,197	33,710
Cook	602,320	6,994
Chicago	599,576	7,389
DuPage	226,245	1,721
Will	170,466	1,539
Lake	160,494	1,396
Kane	132,423	1,127
McHenry	79,615	485
Winnebago	79,519	826
Madison	71,786	793
Champaign	67,346	288
St. Clair	64,951	732
Sangamon	56,935	391
McLean	52,579	294
Peoria	48,143	519
Tazewell	37,820	466
Rock Island	33,959	480
Kendall	32,744	162
Macon	31,192	344
LaSalle	29,857	387
Kankakee	29,450	365
Vermilion	28,320	296
DeKalb	24,711	196
Williamson	22,862	251
Adams	22,551	209
Jackson	15,877	119
Whiteside	15,826	226
Coles	15,545	173
Ogle	14,317	128
Boone	14,224	118
Grundy	13,047	136
Macoupin	13,003	142
Henry	12,918	121
Knox	12,753	215
Franklin	12,281	166
Clinton	12,071	113
Marion	11,942	211
Stephenson	11,739	157
Jefferson	11,166	175
Livingston	10,960	136
Effingham	10,717	139
Woodford	10,598	111
Randolph	10,570	127
Christian	10,345	113
Fulton	10,278	127
Logan	9,990	87
Montgomery	9,885	105
Morgan	9,681	125
Monroe	9,643	128
Lee	9,049	79
Bureau	8,467	127
Saline	7,942	95
Perry	7,512	97
McDonough	7,312	93
Iroquois	7,306	116
Fayette	7,158	101
Douglas	6,615	55
Jersey	6,327	72
Shelby	6,265	77
Crawford	6,258	45
Lawrence	5,492	43
Union	5,422	64
Wayne	5,324	84
Edgar	5,209	59
Richland	5,170	74
Pike	5,050	67
Clark	4,890	52
Clay	4,755	69
Cass	4,643	35
Piatt	4,587	23
Johnson	4,541	40
Ford	4,504	67
De Witt	4,443	38
Hancock	4,427	48
White	4,415	49
Bond	4,376	31
Carroll	4,314	48
Jo Daviess	4,114	36
Warren	4,106	84
Moultrie	4,104	44
Mercer	4,103	47
Mason	3,989	60
Massac	3,891	68
Wabash	3,731	28
Greene	3,667	45
Menard	3,572	20
Washington	3,458	35
Cumberland	3,382	37
Marshall	2,814	31
Jasper	2,693	31
Brown	2,433	15
Hamilton	2,181	31
Schuyler	1,978	17
Edwards	1,750	28
Pulaski	1,732	19
Stark	1,539	33
Calhoun	1,538	5
Gallatin	1,415	17
Alexander	1,289	15
Scott	1,278	12
Henderson	1,170	19
Putnam	1,163	9
Hardin	1,059	20
Pope	960	8