West Cook News

There have been 549,784 confirmed coronavirus cases in Cook County as of Feb. 17, with 6,713 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (554,426 cases) and Cook County (549,784 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 7,155, while Cook County recorded 6,713 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 53,468,470, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 674,037 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,400,881 were male and 1,565,463 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 17,611, while female deaths stood at 14,638.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 20,218 whites, 5,941 African-Americans, 4,529 Hispanics, 1,011 Asians, and 550 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

County/Jurisdiction	Positive Cases	Deaths
Illinois	3,010,525	32,249
Chicago	554,426	7,155
Cook	549,784	6,713
DuPage	203,938	1,658
Will	158,927	1,463
Lake	145,779	1,296
Kane	123,666	1,084
Winnebago	75,218	781
McHenry	74,241	447
Madison	69,220	756
St. Clair	62,673	709
Champaign	61,089	281
Sangamon	53,764	367
McLean	48,650	279
Peoria	45,595	492
Tazewell	36,012	446
Rock Island	32,609	457
Kendall	30,289	152
Macon	30,012	329
Kankakee	28,450	353
LaSalle	28,352	373
Vermilion	27,695	282
DeKalb	22,828	188
Williamson	22,176	236
Adams	21,964	198
Jackson	15,227	112
Whiteside	15,044	219
Coles	15,011	163
Ogle	13,695	128
Boone	13,538	108
Macoupin	12,537	136
Henry	12,439	115
Grundy	12,420	131
Knox	12,355	206
Franklin	12,136	156
Clinton	11,751	113
Marion	11,694	199
Stephenson	11,285	152
Jefferson	10,876	167
Livingston	10,536	132
Effingham	10,501	126
Randolph	10,298	119
Woodford	10,198	110
Christian	9,886	107
Fulton	9,857	119
Montgomery	9,599	97
Monroe	9,349	129
Logan	9,281	84
Morgan	9,260	121
Lee	8,621	77
Bureau	8,216	124
Saline	7,663	87
Perry	7,275	93
Iroquois	7,059	111
McDonough	7,035	84
Fayette	7,011	93
Douglas	6,397	52
Jersey	6,139	66
Crawford	6,098	41
Shelby	6,097	68
Lawrence	5,435	41
Union	5,283	63
Wayne	5,207	78
Richland	5,130	72
Edgar	5,044	57
Pike	4,962	64
Clark	4,760	49
Clay	4,679	63
Cass	4,556	35
Ford	4,362	63
White	4,346	45
Johnson	4,333	40
Hancock	4,316	43
Piatt	4,295	21
De Witt	4,280	35
Bond	4,274	29
Carroll	4,142	46
Moultrie	4,019	43
Warren	3,943	79
Mercer	3,938	43
Jo Daviess	3,938	35
Mason	3,844	59
Massac	3,776	64
Wabash	3,737	24
Greene	3,564	43
Menard	3,448	19
Washington	3,376	34
Cumberland	3,322	37
Marshall	2,695	29
Jasper	2,649	25
Brown	2,361	15
Hamilton	2,142	29
Schuyler	1,931	17
Edwards	1,767	27
Pulaski	1,697	16
Calhoun	1,505	5
Stark	1,483	32
Gallatin	1,368	14
Alexander	1,264	14
Scott	1,243	11
Henderson	1,130	17
Putnam	1,119	8
Hardin	1,039	19
Pope	940	7