West Cook News

There have been 614,698 confirmed coronavirus cases in Cook County as of May 26, with 7,015 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Cook County (614,698 cases) and Chicago (611,224 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Cook County's death toll from the virus stands at 7,015, while Chicago recorded 7,402 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 739,907 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,517,620 were male and 1,716,168 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,475, while female deaths stood at 15,323.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 21,267 whites, 6,224 African-Americans, 4,683 Hispanics, 1,041 Asians, and 583 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

County/Jurisdiction	Positive Cases	Deaths
Illinois	3,280,718	33,798
Cook	614,698	7,015
Chicago	611,224	7,402
DuPage	231,003	1,727
Will	173,416	1,547
Lake	164,019	1,401
Kane	134,568	1,132
Winnebago	80,876	827
McHenry	80,874	485
Madison	72,667	794
Champaign	68,516	288
St. Clair	65,933	732
Sangamon	58,185	392
McLean	53,527	297
Peoria	49,092	519
Tazewell	38,468	470
Rock Island	34,309	484
Kendall	33,443	162
Macon	31,530	345
LaSalle	30,279	387
Kankakee	29,789	366
Vermilion	28,546	296
DeKalb	25,206	199
Williamson	23,067	251
Adams	22,653	210
Jackson	16,102	121
Whiteside	16,047	226
Coles	15,629	173
Ogle	14,444	128
Boone	14,414	119
Grundy	13,224	136
Macoupin	13,110	142
Henry	13,051	121
Knox	12,967	215
Franklin	12,349	166
Clinton	12,152	113
Marion	11,988	211
Stephenson	11,915	157
Jefferson	11,204	175
Livingston	11,076	136
Effingham	10,746	139
Woodford	10,708	111
Randolph	10,621	127
Christian	10,411	113
Fulton	10,406	127
Logan	10,205	87
Montgomery	9,929	105
Morgan	9,802	125
Monroe	9,710	129
Lee	9,190	79
Bureau	8,520	127
Saline	7,988	96
Perry	7,544	97
Iroquois	7,382	116
McDonough	7,369	93
Fayette	7,188	101
Douglas	6,648	55
Jersey	6,379	72
Shelby	6,294	77
Crawford	6,284	45
Lawrence	5,506	43
Union	5,462	65
Wayne	5,341	84
Edgar	5,263	59
Richland	5,183	74
Pike	5,069	67
Clark	4,919	52
Clay	4,775	69
Cass	4,661	35
Piatt	4,632	23
Johnson	4,555	40
Ford	4,549	67
De Witt	4,490	39
Hancock	4,457	48
White	4,421	49
Bond	4,413	31
Carroll	4,340	48
Mercer	4,169	47
Jo Daviess	4,161	36
Warren	4,153	84
Moultrie	4,128	44
Mason	4,061	60
Massac	3,919	68
Wabash	3,748	28
Greene	3,691	46
Menard	3,622	21
Washington	3,472	35
Cumberland	3,391	37
Marshall	2,831	31
Jasper	2,699	31
Brown	2,447	15
Hamilton	2,187	31
Schuyler	2,002	17
Edwards	1,760	28
Pulaski	1,737	20
Stark	1,556	33
Calhoun	1,554	5
Gallatin	1,429	17
Alexander	1,302	15
Scott	1,285	12
Henderson	1,190	19
Putnam	1,180	9
Hardin	1,062	20
Pope	967	8