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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Knox County officials report 214 coronavirus deaths, with 12,513 confirmed cases

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There have been 12,513 confirmed coronavirus cases in Knox County as of March 31, with 214 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (565,870 cases) and Cook County (561,895 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 7,331, while Cook County recorded 6,925 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 57,304,799, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 687,796 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,426,933 were male and 1,596,772 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,246, while female deaths stood at 15,131.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 20,973 whites, 6,164 African-Americans, 4,642 Hispanics, 1,029 Asians, and 569 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

Coronavirus Stats by County as of March 31

County/JurisdictionPositive CasesDeaths
Illinois3,068,23733,377
Chicago565,8707,331
Cook561,8956,925
DuPage209,4881,699
Will161,6411,519
Lake149,1611,370
Kane125,8481,121
Winnebago76,321815
McHenry75,749479
Madison70,219787
St. Clair63,495725
Champaign62,370287
Sangamon54,761385
McLean49,535289
Peoria46,386513
Tazewell36,555461
Rock Island33,050474
Kendall30,877161
Macon30,392341
LaSalle28,853381
Kankakee28,767365
Vermilion27,856294
DeKalb23,285194
Williamson22,530248
Adams22,284209
Jackson15,512119
Whiteside15,322225
Coles15,245170
Ogle13,929128
Boone13,782116
Macoupin12,746141
Henry12,636118
Grundy12,614136
Knox12,513214
Franklin12,268165
Clinton11,947113
Marion11,845209
Stephenson11,464156
Jefferson11,092175
Livingston10,688136
Effingham10,639135
Randolph10,439124
Woodford10,349111
Christian10,177111
Fulton10,041126
Montgomery9,769105
Monroe9,465127
Logan9,46586
Morgan9,452125
Lee8,75979
Bureau8,336127
Saline7,85293
Perry7,45197
McDonough7,17490
Iroquois7,159114
Fayette7,081101
Douglas6,44955
Jersey6,20371
Shelby6,19275
Crawford6,18644
Lawrence5,47542
Union5,36764
Wayne5,28583
Edgar5,15959
Richland5,15674
Pike5,01865
Clark4,84952
Clay4,73468
Cass4,60435
Johnson4,46440
White4,40548
Ford4,39365
Piatt4,39223
Hancock4,37348
Bond4,31431
De Witt4,31337
Carroll4,24348
Moultrie4,06044
Jo Daviess4,02436
Mercer4,00047
Warren3,99383
Mason3,88960
Massac3,86866
Wabash3,71527
Greene3,59145
Menard3,49520
Washington3,42635
Cumberland3,34237
Marshall2,76231
Jasper2,67429
Brown2,40715
Hamilton2,17331
Schuyler1,95117
Edwards1,75028
Pulaski1,72019
Calhoun1,5215
Stark1,51132
Gallatin1,40617
Alexander1,27715
Scott1,25411
Henderson1,15018
Putnam1,1349
Hardin1,05320
Pope9548

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