Galesburg Reporter

There have been 12,591 confirmed coronavirus cases in Knox County as of April 26, with 215 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (579,135 cases) and Cook County (576,045 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 7,365, while Cook County recorded 6,965 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 0, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 701,018 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,451,381 were male and 1,628,174 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,353, while female deaths stood at 15,231.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 21,118 whites, 6,192 African-Americans, 4,668 Hispanics, 1,032 Asians, and 574 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

County/Jurisdiction	Positive Cases	Deaths
Illinois	3,124,700	33,584
Chicago	579,135	7,365
Cook	576,045	6,965
DuPage	215,333	1,709
Will	164,661	1,534
Lake	152,964	1,387
Kane	128,092	1,126
Winnebago	77,156	819
McHenry	76,949	482
Madison	70,714	791
Champaign	64,904	288
St. Clair	63,962	730
Sangamon	55,391	391
McLean	50,785	292
Peoria	46,988	518
Tazewell	36,973	464
Rock Island	33,325	478
Kendall	31,468	161
Macon	30,715	344
LaSalle	29,146	384
Kankakee	28,983	365
Vermilion	28,027	296
DeKalb	23,718	195
Williamson	22,629	249
Adams	22,393	209
Jackson	15,624	119
Whiteside	15,459	225
Coles	15,395	173
Ogle	14,063	128
Boone	13,908	117
Macoupin	12,838	142
Grundy	12,778	136
Henry	12,745	120
Knox	12,591	215
Franklin	12,236	165
Clinton	11,992	113
Marion	11,887	211
Stephenson	11,530	157
Jefferson	11,117	175
Livingston	10,790	136
Effingham	10,686	136
Randolph	10,494	125
Woodford	10,441	111
Christian	10,263	111
Fulton	10,117	126
Montgomery	9,824	105
Logan	9,600	87
Morgan	9,532	125
Monroe	9,528	127
Lee	8,836	79
Bureau	8,382	127
Saline	7,886	95
Perry	7,476	97
McDonough	7,239	92
Iroquois	7,212	115
Fayette	7,118	101
Douglas	6,502	55
Jersey	6,262	72
Shelby	6,234	77
Crawford	6,207	45
Lawrence	5,486	43
Union	5,380	64
Wayne	5,303	84
Edgar	5,181	59
Richland	5,161	74
Pike	5,038	67
Clark	4,861	52
Clay	4,742	69
Cass	4,622	35
Piatt	4,508	23
Johnson	4,477	40
Ford	4,441	66
White	4,403	49
Hancock	4,389	48
De Witt	4,348	37
Bond	4,342	31
Carroll	4,263	48
Moultrie	4,076	44
Jo Daviess	4,045	36
Warren	4,035	84
Mercer	4,027	47
Mason	3,916	60
Massac	3,880	68
Wabash	3,716	28
Greene	3,615	45
Menard	3,524	20
Washington	3,438	35
Cumberland	3,364	37
Marshall	2,775	31
Jasper	2,681	30
Brown	2,412	15
Hamilton	2,179	31
Schuyler	1,963	17
Edwards	1,742	28
Pulaski	1,725	19
Calhoun	1,526	5
Stark	1,517	33
Gallatin	1,407	17
Alexander	1,286	15
Scott	1,264	12
Henderson	1,154	19
Putnam	1,147	9
Hardin	1,054	20
Pope	960	8