West Cook News

There have been 566,562 confirmed coronavirus cases in Cook County as of April 12, with 6,948 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (570,680 cases) and Cook County (566,562 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 7,338, while Cook County recorded 6,948 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 58,115,462, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 692,025 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,434,947 were male and 1,606,975 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,305, while female deaths stood at 15,184.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 21,046 whites, 6,183 African-Americans, 4,653 Hispanics, 1,031 Asians, and 576 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

County/Jurisdiction	Positive Cases	Deaths
Illinois	3,086,665	33,489
Chicago	570,680	7,338
Cook	566,562	6,948
DuPage	211,246	1,703
Will	162,527	1,530
Lake	150,318	1,378
Kane	126,514	1,123
Winnebago	76,572	819
McHenry	76,059	480
Madison	70,364	789
St. Clair	63,626	729
Champaign	63,243	287
Sangamon	54,913	386
McLean	49,991	291
Peoria	46,572	518
Tazewell	36,662	464
Rock Island	33,133	477
Kendall	31,069	161
Macon	30,484	344
LaSalle	28,977	384
Kankakee	28,852	365
Vermilion	27,915	295
DeKalb	23,415	194
Williamson	22,573	249
Adams	22,315	209
Jackson	15,552	119
Whiteside	15,369	225
Coles	15,304	171
Ogle	13,992	128
Boone	13,827	117
Macoupin	12,779	142
Henry	12,663	120
Grundy	12,661	136
Knox	12,528	215
Franklin	12,272	165
Clinton	11,966	113
Marion	11,862	210
Stephenson	11,487	157
Jefferson	11,097	175
Livingston	10,715	136
Effingham	10,654	136
Randolph	10,466	125
Woodford	10,381	111
Christian	10,228	111
Fulton	10,059	126
Montgomery	9,797	105
Logan	9,509	87
Morgan	9,496	125
Monroe	9,489	127
Lee	8,780	79
Bureau	8,346	127
Saline	7,868	93
Perry	7,464	97
McDonough	7,183	91
Iroquois	7,177	114
Fayette	7,087	101
Douglas	6,464	55
Jersey	6,226	72
Shelby	6,202	76
Crawford	6,196	45
Lawrence	5,484	42
Union	5,371	64
Wayne	5,291	84
Edgar	5,166	59
Richland	5,159	74
Pike	5,033	67
Clark	4,850	52
Clay	4,734	68
Cass	4,608	35
Johnson	4,467	40
Piatt	4,416	23
Ford	4,406	65
White	4,406	49
Hancock	4,380	48
Bond	4,328	31
De Witt	4,326	37
Carroll	4,246	48
Moultrie	4,066	44
Jo Daviess	4,032	36
Mercer	4,007	47
Warren	4,000	84
Mason	3,897	60
Massac	3,869	68
Wabash	3,711	28
Greene	3,595	45
Menard	3,499	20
Washington	3,428	35
Cumberland	3,349	37
Marshall	2,766	31
Jasper	2,675	30
Brown	2,408	15
Hamilton	2,176	31
Schuyler	1,955	17
Edwards	1,741	28
Pulaski	1,721	19
Calhoun	1,521	5
Stark	1,511	32
Gallatin	1,406	17
Alexander	1,283	15
Scott	1,255	11
Henderson	1,148	18
Putnam	1,140	9
Hardin	1,053	20
Pope	955	8