West Cook News

There have been 572,486 confirmed coronavirus cases in Cook County as of April 21, with 6,962 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (576,027 cases) and Cook County (572,486 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 7,358, while Cook County recorded 6,962 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 697,572 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,445,107 were male and 1,620,148 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,343, while female deaths stood at 15,216.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 21,101 whites, 6,191 African-Americans, 4,663 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	3,110,229	33,559
Chicago	576,027	7,358
Cook	572,486	6,962
DuPage	213,700	1,706
Will	163,812	1,533
Lake	151,990	1,386
Kane	127,401	1,125
Winnebago	76,898	819
McHenry	76,629	480
Madison	70,554	791
Champaign	64,437	288
St. Clair	63,838	730
Sangamon	55,208	390
McLean	50,480	291
Peoria	46,848	518
Tazewell	36,862	464
Rock Island	33,249	477
Kendall	31,307	161
Macon	30,614	344
LaSalle	29,083	384
Kankakee	28,931	365
Vermilion	27,986	296
DeKalb	23,594	194
Williamson	22,609	249
Adams	22,369	209
Jackson	15,594	119
Whiteside	15,420	225
Coles	15,355	173
Ogle	14,024	128
Boone	13,868	117
Macoupin	12,807	142
Grundy	12,723	136
Henry	12,720	120
Knox	12,549	215
Franklin	12,235	165
Clinton	11,978	113
Marion	11,877	211
Stephenson	11,505	157
Jefferson	11,105	175
Livingston	10,760	136
Effingham	10,673	136
Randolph	10,480	125
Woodford	10,422	111
Christian	10,249	111
Fulton	10,093	126
Montgomery	9,820	105
Logan	9,567	87
Morgan	9,518	125
Monroe	9,512	127
Lee	8,801	79
Bureau	8,373	127
Saline	7,884	95
Perry	7,473	97
McDonough	7,218	92
Iroquois	7,198	115
Fayette	7,103	101
Douglas	6,483	55
Jersey	6,248	72
Shelby	6,221	77
Crawford	6,204	45
Lawrence	5,487	43
Union	5,376	64
Wayne	5,301	84
Edgar	5,172	59
Richland	5,161	74
Pike	5,036	67
Clark	4,854	52
Clay	4,740	68
Cass	4,619	35
Piatt	4,492	23
Johnson	4,469	40
Ford	4,432	65
White	4,403	49
Hancock	4,384	48
De Witt	4,338	37
Bond	4,337	31
Carroll	4,250	48
Moultrie	4,073	44
Jo Daviess	4,035	36
Mercer	4,017	47
Warren	4,016	84
Mason	3,912	60
Massac	3,873	68
Wabash	3,713	28
Greene	3,614	45
Menard	3,517	20
Washington	3,433	35
Cumberland	3,360	37
Marshall	2,772	31
Jasper	2,678	30
Brown	2,409	15
Hamilton	2,177	31
Schuyler	1,958	17
Edwards	1,742	28
Pulaski	1,724	19
Calhoun	1,523	5
Stark	1,517	33
Gallatin	1,407	17
Alexander	1,285	15
Scott	1,260	11
Henderson	1,152	19
Putnam	1,148	9
Hardin	1,054	20
Pope	959	8