West Cook News

There have been 569,925 confirmed coronavirus cases in Cook County as of April 18, with 6,957 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (573,990 cases) and Cook County (569,925 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 7,342, while Cook County recorded 6,957 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 58,491,199, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 695,008 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,440,835 were male and 1,614,553 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,321, while female deaths stood at 15,196.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 21,069 whites, 6,188 African-Americans, 4,656 Hispanics, 1,031 Asians, and 573 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

County/Jurisdiction	Positive Cases	Deaths
Illinois	3,100,240	33,517
Chicago	573,990	7,342
Cook	569,925	6,957
DuPage	212,610	1,704
Will	163,239	1,530
Lake	151,287	1,381
Kane	127,002	1,125
Winnebago	76,733	819
McHenry	76,401	480
Madison	70,474	790
Champaign	63,978	287
St. Clair	63,747	729
Sangamon	55,102	387
McLean	50,287	291
Peoria	46,716	518
Tazewell	36,764	464
Rock Island	33,196	477
Kendall	31,187	161
Macon	30,552	344
LaSalle	29,033	384
Kankakee	28,906	365
Vermilion	27,955	295
DeKalb	23,508	194
Williamson	22,586	249
Adams	22,349	209
Jackson	15,573	119
Whiteside	15,400	225
Coles	15,338	173
Ogle	14,007	128
Boone	13,849	117
Macoupin	12,790	142
Grundy	12,689	136
Henry	12,689	120
Knox	12,531	215
Franklin	12,267	165
Clinton	11,971	113
Marion	11,869	210
Stephenson	11,491	157
Jefferson	11,102	175
Livingston	10,741	136
Effingham	10,668	136
Randolph	10,473	125
Woodford	10,407	111
Christian	10,242	111
Fulton	10,071	126
Montgomery	9,812	105
Logan	9,538	87
Morgan	9,508	125
Monroe	9,498	127
Lee	8,791	79
Bureau	8,360	127
Saline	7,879	94
Perry	7,470	97
McDonough	7,203	91
Iroquois	7,195	115
Fayette	7,095	101
Douglas	6,471	55
Jersey	6,236	72
Shelby	6,204	77
Crawford	6,197	45
Lawrence	5,485	42
Union	5,370	64
Wayne	5,296	84
Edgar	5,170	59
Richland	5,160	74
Pike	5,037	67
Clark	4,853	52
Clay	4,733	68
Cass	4,614	35
Johnson	4,467	40
Piatt	4,453	23
Ford	4,427	65
White	4,403	49
Hancock	4,380	48
De Witt	4,335	37
Bond	4,333	31
Carroll	4,249	48
Moultrie	4,071	44
Jo Daviess	4,035	36
Mercer	4,013	47
Warren	4,003	84
Mason	3,904	60
Massac	3,870	68
Wabash	3,714	28
Greene	3,605	45
Menard	3,509	20
Washington	3,432	35
Cumberland	3,353	37
Marshall	2,769	31
Jasper	2,676	30
Brown	2,407	15
Hamilton	2,177	31
Schuyler	1,957	17
Edwards	1,741	28
Pulaski	1,723	19
Calhoun	1,522	5
Stark	1,513	33
Gallatin	1,408	17
Alexander	1,284	15
Scott	1,257	11
Henderson	1,148	19
Putnam	1,145	9
Hardin	1,054	20
Pope	956	8