Galesburg Reporter

There have been 12,340 confirmed coronavirus cases in Knox County as of Feb. 16, with 206 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (554,164 cases) and Cook County (549,409 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 7,148, while Cook County recorded 6,706 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 53,294,319, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 673,295 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,399,608 were male and 1,563,924 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 17,578, while female deaths stood at 14,598.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 20,170 whites, 5,925 African-Americans, 4,524 Hispanics, 1,011 Asians, and 546 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

County/Jurisdiction	Positive Cases	Deaths
Illinois	3,007,987	32,176
Chicago	554,164	7,148
Cook	549,409	6,706
DuPage	203,761	1,653
Will	158,832	1,457
Lake	145,668	1,296
Kane	123,581	1,076
Winnebago	75,153	780
McHenry	74,177	441
Madison	69,154	754
St. Clair	62,640	708
Champaign	60,966	281
Sangamon	53,701	365
McLean	48,599	278
Peoria	45,541	489
Tazewell	35,980	446
Rock Island	32,571	456
Kendall	30,265	151
Macon	29,998	328
Kankakee	28,428	352
LaSalle	28,319	373
Vermilion	27,683	281
DeKalb	22,814	188
Williamson	22,154	235
Adams	21,927	196
Jackson	15,208	112
Whiteside	15,024	219
Coles	14,987	163
Ogle	13,684	128
Boone	13,526	107
Macoupin	12,529	136
Henry	12,418	114
Grundy	12,413	131
Knox	12,340	206
Franklin	12,131	155
Clinton	11,738	113
Marion	11,674	198
Stephenson	11,266	152
Jefferson	10,861	167
Livingston	10,525	132
Effingham	10,494	126
Randolph	10,259	118
Woodford	10,180	110
Christian	9,861	106
Fulton	9,846	118
Montgomery	9,578	97
Monroe	9,327	128
Logan	9,270	84
Morgan	9,250	121
Lee	8,610	77
Bureau	8,204	124
Saline	7,655	86
Perry	7,271	93
Iroquois	7,054	111
McDonough	7,016	83
Fayette	7,010	91
Douglas	6,389	52
Jersey	6,136	66
Shelby	6,094	68
Crawford	6,086	40
Lawrence	5,431	41
Union	5,280	63
Wayne	5,202	78
Richland	5,127	72
Edgar	5,045	57
Pike	4,957	64
Clark	4,746	49
Clay	4,672	63
Cass	4,547	35
Ford	4,362	63
White	4,334	45
Johnson	4,323	39
Hancock	4,307	43
Piatt	4,292	21
De Witt	4,272	34
Bond	4,270	29
Carroll	4,106	46
Moultrie	4,017	43
Warren	3,943	79
Mercer	3,933	43
Jo Daviess	3,928	35
Mason	3,843	59
Massac	3,767	64
Wabash	3,732	24
Greene	3,564	43
Menard	3,445	19
Washington	3,374	34
Cumberland	3,315	37
Marshall	2,692	29
Jasper	2,647	25
Brown	2,359	14
Hamilton	2,137	29
Schuyler	1,928	17
Edwards	1,765	27
Pulaski	1,698	16
Calhoun	1,504	5
Stark	1,482	32
Gallatin	1,368	14
Alexander	1,264	14
Scott	1,241	11
Henderson	1,130	17
Putnam	1,119	8
Hardin	1,038	19
Pope	937	7