Cook County officials report 7,038 coronavirus deaths, with 626,960 confirmed cases

By South Cook News

Jun 7, 2022

There have been 626,960 confirmed coronavirus cases in Cook County as of June 7, with 7,038 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Cook County (626,960 cases) and Chicago (622,759 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Cook County's death toll from the virus stands at 7,038, while Chicago recorded 7,411 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 750,040 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,541,583 were male and 1,748,449 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,524, while female deaths stood at 15,359.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 21,335 whites, 6,231 African-Americans, 4,688 Hispanics, 1,044 Asians, and 585 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

Coronavirus Stats by County as of June 7

County/Jurisdiction	Positive Cases	Deaths
Illinois	3,337,641	33,883
Cook	626,960	7,038
Chicago	622,759	7,411
DuPage	235,641	1,728
Will	176,549	1,552
Lake	167,752	1,406
Kane	136,628	1,132
Winnebago	82,308	831
McHenry	82,029	487
Madison	73,650	795
Champaign	69,601	289
St. Clair	67,066	733
Sangamon	59,883	398
McLean	54,466	299
Peoria	50,279	522
Tazewell	39,176	473
Rock Island	34,715	484
Kendall	34,118	162
Macon	31,979	347
LaSalle	30,680	387
Kankakee	30,173	370
Vermilion	28,829	297
DeKalb	25,686	199
Williamson	23,298	252
Adams	22,840	210
Jackson	16,335	121
Whiteside	16,221	227
Coles	15,708	173
Ogle	14,645	128
Boone	14,635	119
Grundy	13,392	136
Macoupin	13,246	142
Knox	13,227	215
Henry	13,164	121
Franklin	12,451	166
Clinton	12,280	113
Stephenson	12,109	159
Marion	12,050	211
Jefferson	11,277	175
Livingston	11,219	136
Woodford	10,889	112
Effingham	10,809	139
Randolph	10,722	127
Fulton	10,651	128
Christian	10,493	113
Logan	10,388	88
Montgomery	10,007	105
Morgan	9,975	125
Monroe	9,818	129
Lee	9,385	79
Bureau	8,585	127
Saline	8,062	96
Perry	7,593	97
Iroquois	7,462	117
McDonough	7,420	93
Fayette	7,240	101
Douglas	6,682	55
Jersey	6,441	72
Shelby	6,335	77
Crawford	6,331	45
Lawrence	5,547	43
Union	5,534	65
Wayne	5,370	84
Edgar	5,331	59
Richland	5,211	74
Pike	5,106	68
Clark	4,956	52
Clay	4,807	69
Cass	4,746	35
Piatt	4,714	23
Ford	4,611	68
Johnson	4,598	40
De Witt	4,534	39
Bond	4,504	31
Hancock	4,495	48
White	4,431	49
Carroll	4,383	48
Jo Daviess	4,237	36
Mercer	4,216	49
Warren	4,189	84
Moultrie	4,144	44
Mason	4,122	60
Massac	3,954	68
Wabash	3,787	28
Greene	3,715	46
Menard	3,702	21
Washington	3,494	35
Cumberland	3,404	37
Marshall	2,864	31
Jasper	2,705	31
Brown	2,468	15
Hamilton	2,192	31
Schuyler	2,014	17
Edwards	1,765	28
Pulaski	1,745	20
Stark	1,587	33
Calhoun	1,561	5
Gallatin	1,444	17
Alexander	1,314	15
Scott	1,302	12
Henderson	1,210	19
Putnam	1,188	9
Hardin	1,066	20
Pope	973	8