South Cook News

There have been 611,989 confirmed coronavirus cases in Cook County as of May 24, with 7,013 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Cook County (611,989 cases) and Chicago (608,543 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Cook County's death toll from the virus stands at 7,013, while Chicago recorded 7,400 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 736,970 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,512,263 were male and 1,708,934 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,471, while female deaths stood at 15,317.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 21,260 whites, 6,221 African-Americans, 4,683 Hispanics, 1,041 Asians, and 583 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

County/Jurisdiction	Positive Cases	Deaths
Illinois	3,267,954	33,788
Cook	611,989	7,013
Chicago	608,543	7,400
DuPage	229,963	1,726
Will	172,761	1,547
Lake	163,348	1,399
Kane	134,143	1,131
McHenry	80,597	485
Winnebago	80,575	827
Madison	72,407	793
Champaign	68,130	288
St. Clair	65,638	732
Sangamon	57,844	392
McLean	53,271	297
Peoria	48,837	519
Tazewell	38,286	469
Rock Island	34,219	484
Kendall	33,261	162
Macon	31,435	345
LaSalle	30,162	387
Kankakee	29,718	366
Vermilion	28,470	296
DeKalb	25,106	199
Williamson	23,016	251
Adams	22,616	210
Jackson	16,042	121
Whiteside	16,003	226
Coles	15,595	173
Ogle	14,410	128
Boone	14,373	119
Grundy	13,175	136
Macoupin	13,077	142
Henry	13,015	121
Knox	12,887	215
Franklin	12,331	166
Clinton	12,130	113
Marion	11,970	211
Stephenson	11,869	157
Jefferson	11,197	175
Livingston	11,047	136
Effingham	10,737	139
Woodford	10,683	111
Randolph	10,600	127
Christian	10,400	113
Fulton	10,373	127
Logan	10,156	87
Montgomery	9,917	105
Morgan	9,765	125
Monroe	9,691	129
Lee	9,147	79
Bureau	8,502	127
Saline	7,974	96
Perry	7,535	97
Iroquois	7,366	116
McDonough	7,354	93
Fayette	7,173	101
Douglas	6,641	55
Jersey	6,370	72
Shelby	6,287	77
Crawford	6,277	45
Lawrence	5,504	43
Union	5,451	65
Wayne	5,337	84
Edgar	5,252	59
Richland	5,178	74
Pike	5,057	67
Clark	4,914	52
Clay	4,772	69
Cass	4,653	35
Piatt	4,620	23
Johnson	4,558	40
Ford	4,537	67
De Witt	4,471	39
Hancock	4,446	48
White	4,418	49
Bond	4,400	31
Carroll	4,332	48
Mercer	4,157	47
Jo Daviess	4,150	36
Warren	4,140	84
Moultrie	4,122	44
Mason	4,047	60
Massac	3,913	68
Wabash	3,745	28
Greene	3,689	46
Menard	3,608	21
Washington	3,468	35
Cumberland	3,388	37
Marshall	2,826	31
Jasper	2,695	31
Brown	2,443	15
Hamilton	2,187	31
Schuyler	1,996	17
Edwards	1,756	28
Pulaski	1,736	20
Calhoun	1,550	5
Stark	1,549	33
Gallatin	1,427	17
Alexander	1,299	15
Scott	1,284	12
Henderson	1,187	19
Putnam	1,175	9
Hardin	1,062	20
Pope	966	8