West Cook News

There have been 565,054 confirmed coronavirus cases in Cook County as of April 8, with 6,945 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (569,092 cases) and Cook County (565,054 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 7,337, while Cook County recorded 6,945 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 57,898,053, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 690,590 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,432,290 were male and 1,603,463 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,291, while female deaths stood at 15,174.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 21,030 whites, 6,179 African-Americans, 4,652 Hispanics, 1,030 Asians, and 574 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

County/Jurisdiction	Positive Cases	Deaths
Illinois	3,080,436	33,465
Chicago	569,092	7,337
Cook	565,054	6,945
DuPage	210,607	1,701
Will	162,230	1,529
Lake	149,935	1,376
Kane	126,267	1,122
Winnebago	76,495	819
McHenry	75,957	480
Madison	70,321	788
St. Clair	63,577	726
Champaign	62,825	287
Sangamon	54,881	386
McLean	49,801	290
Peoria	46,508	518
Tazewell	36,624	462
Rock Island	33,099	476
Kendall	31,010	161
Macon	30,447	343
LaSalle	28,931	383
Kankakee	28,827	365
Vermilion	27,891	294
DeKalb	23,371	194
Williamson	22,559	249
Adams	22,297	209
Jackson	15,546	119
Whiteside	15,353	225
Coles	15,287	171
Ogle	13,981	128
Boone	13,814	117
Macoupin	12,771	142
Henry	12,655	120
Grundy	12,640	136
Knox	12,520	214
Franklin	12,271	165
Clinton	11,965	113
Marion	11,858	210
Stephenson	11,478	157
Jefferson	11,097	175
Livingston	10,707	136
Effingham	10,655	135
Randolph	10,464	125
Woodford	10,370	111
Christian	10,221	111
Fulton	10,055	126
Montgomery	9,793	105
Logan	9,500	87
Morgan	9,494	125
Monroe	9,486	127
Lee	8,771	79
Bureau	8,341	127
Saline	7,865	93
Perry	7,464	97
McDonough	7,180	91
Iroquois	7,173	114
Fayette	7,087	101
Douglas	6,459	55
Jersey	6,221	72
Shelby	6,200	76
Crawford	6,194	45
Lawrence	5,484	42
Union	5,369	64
Wayne	5,289	84
Edgar	5,162	59
Richland	5,158	74
Pike	5,030	66
Clark	4,850	52
Clay	4,733	68
Cass	4,608	35
Johnson	4,467	40
Piatt	4,406	23
White	4,405	49
Ford	4,402	65
Hancock	4,379	48
Bond	4,324	31
De Witt	4,323	37
Carroll	4,244	48
Moultrie	4,065	44
Jo Daviess	4,031	36
Mercer	4,006	47
Warren	3,999	84
Mason	3,894	60
Massac	3,870	68
Wabash	3,714	28
Greene	3,594	45
Menard	3,496	20
Washington	3,427	35
Cumberland	3,348	37
Marshall	2,764	31
Jasper	2,674	30
Brown	2,408	15
Hamilton	2,178	31
Schuyler	1,955	17
Edwards	1,744	28
Pulaski	1,720	19
Calhoun	1,521	5
Stark	1,511	32
Gallatin	1,407	17
Alexander	1,281	15
Scott	1,256	11
Henderson	1,148	18
Putnam	1,135	9
Hardin	1,053	20
Pope	955	8