West Cook News

There have been 592,909 confirmed coronavirus cases in Cook County as of May 10, with 6,988 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Cook County (592,909 cases) and Chicago (591,703 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Cook County's death toll from the virus stands at 6,988, while Chicago recorded 7,384 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 717,881 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,478,918 were male and 1,664,290 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,411, while female deaths stood at 15,273.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 21,185 whites, 6,205 African-Americans, 4,678 Hispanics, 1,038 Asians, and 578 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

County/Jurisdiction	Positive Cases	Deaths
Illinois	3,189,086	33,684
Cook	592,909	6,988
Chicago	591,703	7,384
DuPage	222,726	1,719
Will	168,205	1,537
Lake	157,777	1,395
Kane	130,942	1,127
McHenry	78,611	485
Winnebago	78,595	823
Madison	71,341	793
Champaign	66,675	288
St. Clair	64,595	731
Sangamon	56,266	391
McLean	51,967	294
Peoria	47,659	519
Tazewell	37,483	466
Rock Island	33,651	480
Kendall	32,269	161
Macon	31,018	344
LaSalle	29,579	386
Kankakee	29,246	365
Vermilion	28,209	296
DeKalb	24,355	196
Williamson	22,759	251
Adams	22,486	209
Jackson	15,772	119
Whiteside	15,691	226
Coles	15,497	173
Ogle	14,239	128
Boone	14,106	118
Grundy	12,963	136
Macoupin	12,942	142
Henry	12,840	121
Knox	12,680	215
Franklin	12,256	166
Clinton	12,037	113
Marion	11,919	211
Stephenson	11,631	157
Jefferson	11,148	175
Livingston	10,883	136
Effingham	10,702	139
Randolph	10,551	126
Woodford	10,534	111
Christian	10,310	113
Fulton	10,218	127
Montgomery	9,858	105
Logan	9,839	87
Morgan	9,635	125
Monroe	9,607	128
Lee	8,983	79
Bureau	8,436	127
Saline	7,920	95
Perry	7,502	97
McDonough	7,281	92
Iroquois	7,276	116
Fayette	7,146	101
Douglas	6,587	55
Jersey	6,307	72
Shelby	6,252	77
Crawford	6,235	45
Lawrence	5,487	43
Union	5,408	64
Wayne	5,314	84
Edgar	5,201	59
Richland	5,165	74
Pike	5,045	67
Clark	4,881	52
Clay	4,747	69
Cass	4,637	35
Piatt	4,560	23
Johnson	4,530	40
Ford	4,484	67
White	4,413	49
Hancock	4,413	48
De Witt	4,407	37
Bond	4,360	31
Carroll	4,295	48
Moultrie	4,093	44
Jo Daviess	4,088	36
Warren	4,080	84
Mercer	4,066	47
Mason	3,955	60
Massac	3,886	68
Wabash	3,728	28
Greene	3,657	45
Menard	3,549	20
Washington	3,451	35
Cumberland	3,376	37
Marshall	2,803	31
Jasper	2,688	30
Brown	2,427	15
Hamilton	2,180	31
Schuyler	1,969	17
Edwards	1,747	28
Pulaski	1,729	19
Calhoun	1,531	5
Stark	1,527	33
Gallatin	1,412	17
Alexander	1,287	15
Scott	1,275	12
Henderson	1,160	19
Putnam	1,156	9
Hardin	1,059	20
Pope	959	8