Galesburg Reporter

There have been 12,423 confirmed coronavirus cases in Knox County as of Feb. 24, with 206 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (556,513 cases) and Cook County (552,069 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 7,210, while Cook County recorded 6,787 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 54,187,451, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 677,742 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,407,383 were male and 1,573,195 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 17,801, while female deaths stood at 14,779.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 20,450 whites, 6,012 African-Americans, 4,571 Hispanics, 1,016 Asians, and 531 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

County/Jurisdiction	Positive Cases	Deaths
Illinois	3,024,663	32,580
Chicago	556,513	7,210
Cook	552,069	6,787
DuPage	205,045	1,669
Will	159,520	1,482
Lake	146,671	1,318
Kane	124,212	1,093
Winnebago	75,583	789
McHenry	74,612	456
Madison	69,569	765
St. Clair	62,953	712
Champaign	61,384	282
Sangamon	54,059	373
McLean	48,910	282
Peoria	45,843	498
Tazewell	36,197	451
Rock Island	32,737	460
Kendall	30,434	154
Macon	30,156	328
Kankakee	28,526	356
LaSalle	28,509	375
Vermilion	27,771	287
DeKalb	22,930	189
Williamson	22,303	240
Adams	22,104	199
Jackson	15,349	115
Whiteside	15,136	220
Coles	15,086	166
Ogle	13,804	128
Boone	13,620	110
Macoupin	12,598	137
Henry	12,508	116
Grundy	12,473	133
Knox	12,423	206
Franklin	12,195	160
Clinton	11,799	113
Marion	11,763	202
Stephenson	11,356	153
Jefferson	10,947	168
Livingston	10,579	134
Effingham	10,535	130
Randolph	10,380	120
Woodford	10,237	111
Christian	10,006	109
Fulton	9,900	119
Montgomery	9,660	98
Monroe	9,403	131
Morgan	9,346	123
Logan	9,316	84
Lee	8,666	77
Bureau	8,249	125
Saline	7,740	91
Perry	7,346	94
Iroquois	7,090	111
McDonough	7,088	85
Fayette	7,028	93
Douglas	6,414	52
Jersey	6,162	67
Shelby	6,143	70
Crawford	6,129	42
Lawrence	5,465	41
Union	5,323	63
Wayne	5,234	80
Richland	5,141	72
Edgar	5,090	57
Pike	4,974	65
Clark	4,792	50
Clay	4,718	65
Cass	4,568	35
Ford	4,373	64
Johnson	4,373	40
White	4,369	46
Hancock	4,338	45
Piatt	4,323	21
De Witt	4,293	35
Bond	4,287	29
Carroll	4,180	46
Moultrie	4,031	43
Warren	3,959	80
Jo Daviess	3,959	35
Mercer	3,955	45
Mason	3,862	59
Massac	3,810	64
Wabash	3,756	27
Greene	3,575	43
Menard	3,466	19
Washington	3,393	34
Cumberland	3,334	37
Marshall	2,717	30
Jasper	2,663	26
Brown	2,374	15
Hamilton	2,157	29
Schuyler	1,936	17
Edwards	1,774	27
Pulaski	1,708	17
Calhoun	1,512	5
Stark	1,497	32
Gallatin	1,383	16
Alexander	1,268	15
Scott	1,244	11
Henderson	1,137	17
Putnam	1,118	9
Hardin	1,041	19
Pope	942	7