Galesburg Reporter

There have been 12,367 confirmed coronavirus cases in Knox County as of Feb. 18, with 206 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (554,830 cases) and Cook County (550,433 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 7,163, while Cook County recorded 6,721 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 53,621,982, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 675,054 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,402,410 were male and 1,567,273 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 17,638, while female deaths stood at 14,661.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 20,253 whites, 5,951 African-Americans, 4,534 Hispanics, 1,011 Asians, and 550 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

County/Jurisdiction	Positive Cases	Deaths
Illinois	3,013,709	32,299
Chicago	554,830	7,163
Cook	550,433	6,721
DuPage	204,194	1,658
Will	159,055	1,467
Lake	145,984	1,300
Kane	123,800	1,085
Winnebago	75,314	781
McHenry	74,315	448
Madison	69,286	758
St. Clair	62,729	709
Champaign	61,130	281
Sangamon	53,844	369
McLean	48,687	279
Peoria	45,642	492
Tazewell	36,051	448
Rock Island	32,633	458
Kendall	30,316	152
Macon	30,044	328
Kankakee	28,464	353
LaSalle	28,390	374
Vermilion	27,707	284
DeKalb	22,853	188
Williamson	22,206	236
Adams	21,985	198
Jackson	15,248	114
Whiteside	15,071	220
Coles	15,020	163
Ogle	13,724	128
Boone	13,554	108
Macoupin	12,549	136
Henry	12,460	116
Grundy	12,431	132
Knox	12,367	206
Franklin	12,150	157
Clinton	11,764	113
Marion	11,704	199
Stephenson	11,309	152
Jefferson	10,891	167
Livingston	10,553	133
Effingham	10,504	127
Randolph	10,333	119
Woodford	10,204	110
Christian	9,922	107
Fulton	9,859	119
Montgomery	9,612	97
Monroe	9,368	130
Logan	9,284	84
Morgan	9,270	121
Lee	8,629	77
Bureau	8,219	124
Saline	7,685	88
Perry	7,282	93
Iroquois	7,062	111
McDonough	7,051	84
Fayette	7,014	93
Douglas	6,399	52
Jersey	6,143	66
Shelby	6,113	69
Crawford	6,106	41
Lawrence	5,446	41
Union	5,289	63
Wayne	5,211	79
Richland	5,131	72
Edgar	5,049	57
Pike	4,966	64
Clark	4,769	49
Clay	4,695	63
Cass	4,560	35
Ford	4,367	63
White	4,354	45
Johnson	4,338	40
Hancock	4,319	43
Piatt	4,295	21
De Witt	4,281	35
Bond	4,278	30
Carroll	4,166	46
Moultrie	4,021	43
Warren	3,947	79
Jo Daviess	3,943	35
Mercer	3,941	44
Mason	3,850	59
Massac	3,780	64
Wabash	3,744	24
Greene	3,569	43
Menard	3,452	19
Washington	3,380	34
Cumberland	3,327	37
Marshall	2,697	29
Jasper	2,654	25
Brown	2,363	15
Hamilton	2,142	29
Schuyler	1,932	17
Edwards	1,767	27
Pulaski	1,698	16
Calhoun	1,506	5
Stark	1,489	32
Gallatin	1,377	15
Alexander	1,265	14
Scott	1,244	11
Henderson	1,131	17
Putnam	1,119	8
Hardin	1,039	19
Pope	941	7