Galesburg Reporter

There have been 12,491 confirmed coronavirus cases in Knox County as of March 14, with 210 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (561,671 cases) and Cook County (556,686 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 7,303, while Cook County recorded 6,870 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 55,952,702, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 683,542 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,417,759 were male and 1,585,947 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,102, while female deaths stood at 15,005.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 20,799 whites, 6,117 African-Americans, 4,616 Hispanics, 1,025 Asians, and 550 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

County/Jurisdiction	Positive Cases	Deaths
Illinois	3,048,042	33,107
Chicago	561,671	7,303
Cook	556,686	6,870
DuPage	207,207	1,685
Will	160,584	1,504
Lake	148,014	1,349
Kane	125,056	1,111
Winnebago	76,063	806
McHenry	75,280	474
Madison	69,971	782
St. Clair	63,323	720
Champaign	61,756	287
Sangamon	54,471	381
McLean	49,218	287
Peoria	46,192	509
Tazewell	36,399	460
Rock Island	32,944	468
Kendall	30,671	157
Macon	30,310	335
LaSalle	28,729	379
Kankakee	28,672	359
Vermilion	27,833	291
DeKalb	23,122	193
Williamson	22,458	246
Adams	22,245	202
Jackson	15,457	118
Whiteside	15,262	224
Coles	15,181	168
Ogle	13,895	128
Boone	13,732	115
Macoupin	12,687	138
Henry	12,594	118
Grundy	12,555	135
Knox	12,491	210
Franklin	12,249	164
Clinton	11,856	113
Marion	11,827	209
Stephenson	11,439	154
Jefferson	11,018	172
Livingston	10,655	137
Effingham	10,588	133
Randolph	10,406	123
Woodford	10,296	111
Christian	10,118	110
Fulton	9,992	126
Montgomery	9,755	102
Monroe	9,445	127
Logan	9,411	84
Morgan	9,399	125
Lee	8,728	78
Bureau	8,312	127
Saline	7,824	92
Perry	7,413	98
McDonough	7,153	90
Iroquois	7,121	112
Fayette	7,066	98
Douglas	6,432	55
Jersey	6,178	69
Shelby	6,177	73
Crawford	6,167	44
Lawrence	5,482	42
Union	5,347	63
Wayne	5,275	82
Richland	5,151	74
Edgar	5,124	58
Pike	5,007	65
Clark	4,827	52
Clay	4,731	67
Cass	4,593	35
Johnson	4,442	40
White	4,392	48
Ford	4,386	65
Piatt	4,365	23
Hancock	4,362	47
Bond	4,301	30
De Witt	4,297	37
Carroll	4,228	47
Moultrie	4,049	44
Jo Daviess	3,997	35
Warren	3,979	81
Mercer	3,977	47
Mason	3,881	60
Massac	3,855	66
Wabash	3,699	27
Greene	3,581	44
Menard	3,488	20
Washington	3,412	34
Cumberland	3,339	37
Marshall	2,747	31
Jasper	2,670	26
Brown	2,395	15
Hamilton	2,165	31
Schuyler	1,941	17
Edwards	1,751	28
Pulaski	1,718	18
Calhoun	1,517	5
Stark	1,509	32
Gallatin	1,399	16
Alexander	1,272	15
Scott	1,246	11
Henderson	1,147	18
Putnam	1,124	9
Hardin	1,049	19
Pope	951	8