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Effingham County officials report 129 coronavirus deaths, with 10,526 confirmed cases

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There have been 10,526 confirmed coronavirus cases in Effingham County as of Feb. 23, with 129 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (556,111 cases) and Cook County (551,957 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 7,199, while Cook County recorded 6,781 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 54,055,396, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 677,267 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,406,492 were male and 1,572,152 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 17,765, while female deaths stood at 14,752.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 20,406 whites, 5,998 African-Americans, 4,569 Hispanics, 1,015 Asians, and 529 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

Coronavirus Stats by County as of Feb. 23

County/JurisdictionPositive CasesDeaths
Illinois3,022,68432,517
Chicago556,1117,199
Cook551,9576,781
DuPage204,8421,667
Will159,4451,477
Lake146,5611,315
Kane124,1471,091
Winnebago75,529789
McHenry74,570456
Madison69,481760
St. Clair62,910710
Champaign61,356283
Sangamon54,025372
McLean48,870282
Peoria45,822498
Tazewell36,175450
Rock Island32,722459
Kendall30,418153
Macon30,139328
Kankakee28,522356
LaSalle28,482374
Vermilion27,764286
DeKalb22,914188
Williamson22,275237
Adams22,082199
Jackson15,328115
Whiteside15,120220
Coles15,076165
Ogle13,780128
Boone13,608110
Macoupin12,587137
Henry12,501116
Grundy12,465133
Knox12,415206
Franklin12,189159
Clinton11,790113
Marion11,738201
Stephenson11,349152
Jefferson10,936168
Livingston10,576134
Effingham10,526129
Randolph10,374119
Woodford10,233111
Christian9,980108
Fulton9,891119
Montgomery9,64098
Monroe9,397131
Morgan9,342123
Logan9,31184
Lee8,66077
Bureau8,243124
Saline7,72989
Perry7,33594
Iroquois7,086111
McDonough7,08185
Fayette7,02293
Douglas6,41252
Jersey6,15366
Shelby6,13269
Crawford6,12342
Lawrence5,46241
Union5,31163
Wayne5,22880
Richland5,14072
Edgar5,08257
Pike4,97464
Clark4,78750
Clay4,71265
Cass4,56835
Ford4,37364
White4,36645
Johnson4,36640
Hancock4,33745
Piatt4,31821
De Witt4,29535
Bond4,28330
Carroll4,17946
Moultrie4,02743
Warren3,95679
Jo Daviess3,95635
Mercer3,95545
Mason3,85859
Massac3,80764
Wabash3,75926
Greene3,57343
Menard3,46219
Washington3,39134
Cumberland3,33237
Marshall2,71230
Jasper2,66126
Brown2,37415
Hamilton2,15429
Schuyler1,93617
Edwards1,77627
Pulaski1,70516
Calhoun1,5105
Stark1,49532
Gallatin1,38216
Alexander1,26614
Scott1,24411
Henderson1,13617
Putnam1,1188
Hardin1,04119
Pope9417

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