South Cook News

There have been 615,974 confirmed coronavirus cases in Cook County as of May 27, with 7,018 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Cook County (615,974 cases) and Chicago (612,325 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Cook County's death toll from the virus stands at 7,018, while Chicago recorded 7,402 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 741,049 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,519,900 were male and 1,719,464 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,480, while female deaths stood at 15,326.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 21,274 whites, 6,224 African-Americans, 4,684 Hispanics, 1,042 Asians, and 582 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

County/Jurisdiction	Positive Cases	Deaths
Illinois	3,286,377	33,806
Cook	615,974	7,018
Chicago	612,325	7,402
DuPage	231,439	1,727
Will	173,741	1,547
Lake	164,480	1,402
Kane	134,779	1,132
Winnebago	81,025	827
McHenry	81,006	485
Madison	72,757	794
Champaign	68,623	288
St. Clair	66,034	732
Sangamon	58,337	393
McLean	53,624	297
Peoria	49,205	519
Tazewell	38,541	470
Rock Island	34,352	484
Kendall	33,506	162
Macon	31,572	345
LaSalle	30,316	387
Kankakee	29,821	367
Vermilion	28,569	297
DeKalb	25,253	199
Williamson	23,085	251
Adams	22,663	210
Jackson	16,118	121
Whiteside	16,066	226
Coles	15,634	173
Ogle	14,456	128
Boone	14,436	119
Grundy	13,241	136
Macoupin	13,124	142
Henry	13,056	121
Knox	13,005	215
Franklin	12,355	166
Clinton	12,164	113
Marion	11,998	211
Stephenson	11,949	157
Jefferson	11,208	175
Livingston	11,087	136
Effingham	10,749	139
Woodford	10,725	111
Randolph	10,627	127
Christian	10,424	113
Fulton	10,416	127
Logan	10,222	87
Montgomery	9,934	105
Morgan	9,819	125
Monroe	9,722	129
Lee	9,203	79
Bureau	8,525	127
Saline	7,993	96
Perry	7,551	97
Iroquois	7,387	117
McDonough	7,374	93
Fayette	7,193	101
Douglas	6,651	55
Jersey	6,381	72
Shelby	6,298	77
Crawford	6,290	45
Lawrence	5,507	43
Union	5,465	65
Wayne	5,345	84
Edgar	5,267	59
Richland	5,186	74
Pike	5,071	67
Clark	4,920	52
Clay	4,777	69
Cass	4,665	35
Piatt	4,638	23
Ford	4,560	67
Johnson	4,556	40
De Witt	4,496	39
Hancock	4,463	48
Bond	4,429	31
White	4,424	49
Carroll	4,350	48
Mercer	4,180	47
Jo Daviess	4,169	36
Warren	4,159	84
Moultrie	4,130	44
Mason	4,065	60
Massac	3,925	68
Wabash	3,750	28
Greene	3,691	46
Menard	3,632	21
Washington	3,474	35
Cumberland	3,393	37
Marshall	2,835	31
Jasper	2,701	31
Brown	2,447	15
Hamilton	2,188	31
Schuyler	2,004	17
Edwards	1,759	28
Pulaski	1,737	20
Stark	1,557	33
Calhoun	1,553	5
Gallatin	1,433	17
Alexander	1,303	15
Scott	1,286	12
Henderson	1,191	19
Putnam	1,180	9
Hardin	1,062	20
Pope	967	8