Galesburg Reporter

There have been 12,623 confirmed coronavirus cases in Knox County as of May 2, with 215 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (583,733 cases) and Cook County (581,982 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 7,376, while Cook County recorded 6,973 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 707,228 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,461,235 were male and 1,641,045 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,371, while female deaths stood at 15,249.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 21,135 whites, 6,201 African-Americans, 4,673 Hispanics, 1,035 Asians, and 576 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

County/Jurisdiction	Positive Cases	Deaths
Illinois	3,147,663	33,620
Chicago	583,733	7,376
Cook	581,982	6,973
DuPage	217,928	1,713
Will	165,884	1,534
Lake	154,770	1,390
Kane	129,110	1,125
Winnebago	77,651	821
McHenry	77,523	484
Madison	70,897	792
Champaign	65,544	288
St. Clair	64,220	730
Sangamon	55,728	391
McLean	51,265	293
Peoria	47,201	518
Tazewell	37,186	464
Rock Island	33,443	478
Kendall	31,719	161
Macon	30,822	344
LaSalle	29,264	385
Kankakee	29,059	365
Vermilion	28,098	296
DeKalb	23,925	195
Williamson	22,679	249
Adams	22,424	209
Jackson	15,660	119
Whiteside	15,551	225
Coles	15,443	173
Ogle	14,127	128
Boone	13,984	117
Macoupin	12,870	142
Grundy	12,843	136
Henry	12,781	120
Knox	12,623	215
Franklin	12,245	165
Clinton	12,007	113
Marion	11,907	211
Stephenson	11,562	157
Jefferson	11,128	175
Livingston	10,816	136
Effingham	10,693	138
Randolph	10,509	125
Woodford	10,475	111
Christian	10,281	111
Fulton	10,154	127
Montgomery	9,834	105
Logan	9,686	87
Morgan	9,580	125
Monroe	9,558	127
Lee	8,896	79
Bureau	8,405	127
Saline	7,897	95
Perry	7,482	97
McDonough	7,256	92
Iroquois	7,232	116
Fayette	7,126	101
Douglas	6,535	55
Jersey	6,277	72
Shelby	6,242	77
Crawford	6,216	45
Lawrence	5,490	43
Union	5,384	64
Wayne	5,307	84
Edgar	5,193	59
Richland	5,162	74
Pike	5,038	67
Clark	4,866	52
Clay	4,744	69
Cass	4,624	35
Piatt	4,527	23
Johnson	4,483	40
Ford	4,461	66
White	4,407	49
Hancock	4,399	48
De Witt	4,368	37
Bond	4,351	31
Carroll	4,275	48
Moultrie	4,082	44
Jo Daviess	4,062	36
Warren	4,061	84
Mercer	4,046	47
Mason	3,922	60
Massac	3,882	68
Wabash	3,719	28
Greene	3,624	45
Menard	3,536	20
Washington	3,442	35
Cumberland	3,372	37
Marshall	2,787	31
Jasper	2,683	30
Brown	2,420	15
Hamilton	2,179	31
Schuyler	1,964	17
Edwards	1,743	28
Pulaski	1,727	19
Calhoun	1,526	5
Stark	1,518	33
Gallatin	1,408	17
Alexander	1,286	15
Scott	1,265	12
Henderson	1,153	19
Putnam	1,152	9
Hardin	1,054	20
Pope	960	8