South Cook News

There have been 607,637 confirmed coronavirus cases in Cook County as of May 20, with 7,007 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Cook County (607,637 cases) and Chicago (604,361 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Cook County's death toll from the virus stands at 7,007, while Chicago recorded 7,394 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 733,024 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,504,438 were male and 1,698,467 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,458, while female deaths stood at 15,303.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 21,239 whites, 6,217 African-Americans, 4,682 Hispanics, 1,040 Asians, and 583 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

County/Jurisdiction	Positive Cases	Deaths
Illinois	3,249,534	33,761
Cook	607,637	7,007
Chicago	604,361	7,394
DuPage	228,409	1,724
Will	171,761	1,545
Lake	162,077	1,399
Kane	133,371	1,128
McHenry	80,178	485
Winnebago	80,104	826
Madison	72,180	793
Champaign	67,830	288
St. Clair	65,361	732
Sangamon	57,416	392
McLean	52,978	295
Peoria	48,506	519
Tazewell	38,080	468
Rock Island	34,092	484
Kendall	33,053	162
Macon	31,335	345
LaSalle	30,049	387
Kankakee	29,590	366
Vermilion	28,410	296
DeKalb	24,944	199
Williamson	22,958	251
Adams	22,593	210
Jackson	15,973	120
Whiteside	15,937	226
Coles	15,573	173
Ogle	14,379	128
Boone	14,304	118
Grundy	13,136	136
Macoupin	13,048	142
Henry	12,990	121
Knox	12,817	215
Franklin	12,297	166
Clinton	12,112	113
Marion	11,953	211
Stephenson	11,823	157
Jefferson	11,179	175
Livingston	11,006	136
Effingham	10,729	139
Woodford	10,652	111
Randolph	10,587	127
Christian	10,382	113
Fulton	10,323	127
Logan	10,083	87
Montgomery	9,901	105
Morgan	9,718	125
Monroe	9,665	129
Lee	9,103	79
Bureau	8,489	127
Saline	7,958	96
Perry	7,525	97
Iroquois	7,342	116
McDonough	7,338	93
Fayette	7,169	101
Douglas	6,627	55
Jersey	6,347	72
Shelby	6,280	77
Crawford	6,272	45
Lawrence	5,497	43
Union	5,442	65
Wayne	5,332	84
Edgar	5,230	59
Richland	5,176	74
Pike	5,054	67
Clark	4,909	52
Clay	4,766	69
Cass	4,649	35
Piatt	4,604	23
Johnson	4,552	40
Ford	4,522	67
De Witt	4,455	39
Hancock	4,434	48
White	4,414	49
Bond	4,395	31
Carroll	4,326	48
Jo Daviess	4,138	36
Mercer	4,137	47
Warren	4,131	84
Moultrie	4,111	44
Mason	4,013	60
Massac	3,900	68
Wabash	3,742	28
Greene	3,679	45
Menard	3,588	20
Washington	3,465	35
Cumberland	3,386	37
Marshall	2,823	31
Jasper	2,693	31
Brown	2,440	15
Hamilton	2,186	31
Schuyler	1,992	17
Edwards	1,754	28
Pulaski	1,735	20
Calhoun	1,546	5
Stark	1,544	33
Gallatin	1,423	17
Alexander	1,299	15
Scott	1,284	12
Henderson	1,179	19
Putnam	1,175	9
Hardin	1,061	20
Pope	963	8