Galesburg Reporter

There have been 12,406 confirmed coronavirus cases in Knox County as of Feb. 22, with 206 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (555,774 cases) and Cook County (551,514 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 7,177, while Cook County recorded 6,759 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 53,968,881, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 676,622 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,405,301 were male and 1,570,663 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 17,719, while female deaths stood at 14,712.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 20,356 whites, 5,982 African-Americans, 4,553 Hispanics, 1,013 Asians, and 527 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

County/Jurisdiction	Positive Cases	Deaths
Illinois	3,019,951	32,431
Chicago	555,774	7,177
Cook	551,514	6,759
DuPage	204,624	1,663
Will	159,328	1,474
Lake	146,402	1,306
Kane	124,029	1,089
Winnebago	75,463	786
McHenry	74,475	455
Madison	69,431	760
St. Clair	62,873	709
Champaign	61,307	283
Sangamon	53,982	370
McLean	48,766	280
Peoria	45,770	497
Tazewell	36,137	450
Rock Island	32,694	458
Kendall	30,387	153
Macon	30,123	328
Kankakee	28,503	355
LaSalle	28,460	374
Vermilion	27,740	285
DeKalb	22,892	188
Williamson	22,254	237
Adams	22,052	198
Jackson	15,312	115
Whiteside	15,101	220
Coles	15,051	164
Ogle	13,752	128
Boone	13,597	110
Macoupin	12,576	137
Henry	12,494	116
Grundy	12,454	133
Knox	12,406	206
Franklin	12,181	159
Clinton	11,783	113
Marion	11,734	201
Stephenson	11,334	152
Jefferson	10,926	168
Livingston	10,566	134
Effingham	10,518	128
Randolph	10,356	119
Woodford	10,217	111
Christian	9,948	107
Fulton	9,881	119
Montgomery	9,633	98
Monroe	9,385	130
Morgan	9,305	123
Logan	9,294	84
Lee	8,645	76
Bureau	8,237	124
Saline	7,715	89
Perry	7,322	94
Iroquois	7,079	111
McDonough	7,063	84
Fayette	7,018	93
Douglas	6,409	52
Jersey	6,150	66
Shelby	6,128	69
Crawford	6,121	41
Lawrence	5,457	41
Union	5,306	63
Wayne	5,227	80
Richland	5,135	72
Edgar	5,069	57
Pike	4,970	64
Clark	4,781	50
Clay	4,709	64
Cass	4,563	35
Ford	4,373	64
White	4,363	45
Johnson	4,362	40
Hancock	4,328	45
Piatt	4,309	21
De Witt	4,290	35
Bond	4,280	30
Carroll	4,174	46
Moultrie	4,024	43
Warren	3,955	79
Jo Daviess	3,951	35
Mercer	3,946	45
Mason	3,857	59
Massac	3,803	64
Wabash	3,747	25
Greene	3,572	43
Menard	3,456	19
Washington	3,387	34
Cumberland	3,331	37
Marshall	2,707	30
Jasper	2,660	26
Brown	2,367	15
Hamilton	2,153	29
Schuyler	1,935	17
Edwards	1,775	27
Pulaski	1,702	16
Calhoun	1,509	5
Stark	1,494	32
Gallatin	1,381	15
Alexander	1,266	14
Scott	1,244	11
Henderson	1,134	17
Putnam	1,118	8
Hardin	1,040	19
Pope	941	7