Galesburg Reporter

There have been 12,637 confirmed coronavirus cases in Knox County as of May 4, with 215 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (585,647 cases) and Cook County (584,380 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 7,381, while Cook County recorded 6,976 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 709,754 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,465,362 were male and 1,646,544 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,383, while female deaths stood at 15,260.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 21,150 whites, 6,204 African-Americans, 4,675 Hispanics, 1,036 Asians, and 578 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

County/Jurisdiction	Positive Cases	Deaths
Illinois	3,157,458	33,643
Chicago	585,647	7,381
Cook	584,380	6,976
DuPage	219,075	1,713
Will	166,475	1,537
Lake	155,524	1,392
Kane	129,552	1,127
Winnebago	77,866	821
McHenry	77,792	484
Madison	71,005	792
Champaign	65,795	288
St. Clair	64,310	731
Sangamon	55,856	391
McLean	51,448	293
Peoria	47,311	518
Tazewell	37,259	464
Rock Island	33,496	478
Kendall	31,827	161
Macon	30,857	344
LaSalle	29,334	385
Kankakee	29,108	365
Vermilion	28,128	296
DeKalb	24,039	196
Williamson	22,707	250
Adams	22,456	209
Jackson	15,683	119
Whiteside	15,585	226
Coles	15,460	173
Ogle	14,154	128
Boone	14,019	118
Macoupin	12,886	142
Grundy	12,869	136
Henry	12,795	120
Knox	12,637	215
Franklin	12,248	165
Clinton	12,009	113
Marion	11,911	211
Stephenson	11,578	157
Jefferson	11,134	175
Livingston	10,829	136
Effingham	10,696	139
Randolph	10,522	126
Woodford	10,488	111
Christian	10,289	111
Fulton	10,165	127
Montgomery	9,843	105
Logan	9,714	87
Morgan	9,596	125
Monroe	9,569	128
Lee	8,914	79
Bureau	8,412	127
Saline	7,902	95
Perry	7,487	97
McDonough	7,262	92
Iroquois	7,242	116
Fayette	7,130	101
Douglas	6,562	55
Jersey	6,283	72
Shelby	6,246	77
Crawford	6,220	45
Lawrence	5,492	43
Union	5,386	64
Wayne	5,306	84
Edgar	5,194	59
Richland	5,163	74
Pike	5,041	67
Clark	4,868	52
Clay	4,745	69
Cass	4,627	35
Piatt	4,537	23
Johnson	4,487	40
Ford	4,462	66
White	4,410	49
Hancock	4,404	48
De Witt	4,375	37
Bond	4,356	31
Carroll	4,282	48
Moultrie	4,085	44
Warren	4,069	84
Jo Daviess	4,066	36
Mercer	4,052	47
Mason	3,927	60
Massac	3,883	68
Wabash	3,723	28
Greene	3,634	45
Menard	3,541	20
Washington	3,443	35
Cumberland	3,374	37
Marshall	2,792	31
Jasper	2,683	30
Brown	2,422	15
Hamilton	2,179	31
Schuyler	1,964	17
Edwards	1,744	28
Pulaski	1,726	19
Calhoun	1,529	5
Stark	1,520	33
Gallatin	1,410	17
Alexander	1,288	15
Scott	1,269	12
Henderson	1,154	19
Putnam	1,153	9
Hardin	1,055	20
Pope	960	8