West Cook News

There have been 597,769 confirmed coronavirus cases in Cook County as of May 13, with 6,992 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Cook County (597,769 cases) and Chicago (596,145 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Cook County's death toll from the virus stands at 6,992, while Chicago recorded 7,389 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 723,341 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,487,462 were male and 1,675,746 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,420, while female deaths stood at 15,285.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 21,199 whites, 6,209 African-Americans, 4,678 Hispanics, 1,039 Asians, and 580 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

County/Jurisdiction	Positive Cases	Deaths
Illinois	3,209,341	33,705
Cook	597,769	6,992
Chicago	596,145	7,389
DuPage	224,631	1,721
Will	169,447	1,539
Lake	159,179	1,395
Kane	131,751	1,127
McHenry	79,189	485
Winnebago	79,104	825
Madison	71,577	793
Champaign	67,086	288
St. Clair	64,790	732
Sangamon	56,637	391
McLean	52,348	294
Peoria	47,902	519
Tazewell	37,644	466
Rock Island	33,837	480
Kendall	32,538	162
Macon	31,113	344
LaSalle	29,734	387
Kankakee	29,350	365
Vermilion	28,275	296
DeKalb	24,537	196
Williamson	22,816	251
Adams	22,525	209
Jackson	15,840	119
Whiteside	15,768	226
Coles	15,526	173
Ogle	14,285	128
Boone	14,162	118
Grundy	13,009	136
Macoupin	12,975	142
Henry	12,884	121
Knox	12,722	215
Franklin	12,272	166
Clinton	12,066	113
Marion	11,933	211
Stephenson	11,687	157
Jefferson	11,159	175
Livingston	10,928	136
Effingham	10,711	139
Woodford	10,578	111
Randolph	10,567	126
Christian	10,330	113
Fulton	10,257	127
Logan	9,922	87
Montgomery	9,872	105
Morgan	9,661	125
Monroe	9,633	128
Lee	9,020	79
Bureau	8,461	127
Saline	7,935	95
Perry	7,509	97
McDonough	7,303	93
Iroquois	7,294	116
Fayette	7,155	101
Douglas	6,609	55
Jersey	6,320	72
Shelby	6,262	77
Crawford	6,249	45
Lawrence	5,489	43
Union	5,415	64
Wayne	5,320	84
Edgar	5,209	59
Richland	5,167	74
Pike	5,050	67
Clark	4,887	52
Clay	4,750	69
Cass	4,640	35
Piatt	4,575	23
Johnson	4,538	40
Ford	4,496	67
De Witt	4,424	38
Hancock	4,420	48
White	4,413	49
Bond	4,370	31
Carroll	4,301	48
Jo Daviess	4,105	36
Moultrie	4,100	44
Warren	4,089	84
Mercer	4,087	47
Mason	3,980	60
Massac	3,887	68
Wabash	3,730	28
Greene	3,663	45
Menard	3,560	20
Washington	3,455	35
Cumberland	3,381	37
Marshall	2,809	31
Jasper	2,691	31
Brown	2,430	15
Hamilton	2,181	31
Schuyler	1,977	17
Edwards	1,749	28
Pulaski	1,730	19
Calhoun	1,537	5
Stark	1,536	33
Gallatin	1,415	17
Alexander	1,288	15
Scott	1,276	12
Henderson	1,166	19
Putnam	1,158	9
Hardin	1,059	20
Pope	960	8