Galesburg Reporter

There have been 12,878 confirmed coronavirus cases in Knox County as of May 23, with 215 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Cook County (611,031 cases) and Chicago (607,893 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Cook County's death toll from the virus stands at 7,011, while Chicago recorded 7,398 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 736,191 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,510,600 were male and 1,706,687 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,467, while female deaths stood at 15,312.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 21,253 whites, 6,220 African-Americans, 4,682 Hispanics, 1,041 Asians, and 583 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

County/Jurisdiction	Positive Cases	Deaths
Illinois	3,263,966	33,779
Cook	611,031	7,011
Chicago	607,893	7,398
DuPage	229,585	1,726
Will	172,491	1,546
Lake	163,065	1,399
Kane	133,972	1,129
McHenry	80,500	485
Winnebago	80,452	827
Madison	72,357	793
Champaign	68,090	288
St. Clair	65,579	732
Sangamon	57,746	392
McLean	53,211	297
Peoria	48,776	519
Tazewell	38,253	468
Rock Island	34,183	484
Kendall	33,210	162
Macon	31,416	345
LaSalle	30,142	387
Kankakee	29,673	366
Vermilion	28,462	296
DeKalb	25,063	199
Williamson	22,987	251
Adams	22,611	210
Jackson	16,021	121
Whiteside	15,966	226
Coles	15,590	173
Ogle	14,403	128
Boone	14,358	119
Grundy	13,169	136
Macoupin	13,073	142
Henry	13,012	121
Knox	12,878	215
Franklin	12,313	166
Clinton	12,127	113
Marion	11,966	211
Stephenson	11,865	157
Jefferson	11,195	175
Livingston	11,036	136
Effingham	10,735	139
Woodford	10,674	111
Randolph	10,592	127
Christian	10,397	113
Fulton	10,340	127
Logan	10,151	87
Montgomery	9,915	105
Morgan	9,754	125
Monroe	9,687	129
Lee	9,133	79
Bureau	8,499	127
Saline	7,970	96
Perry	7,533	97
Iroquois	7,360	116
McDonough	7,346	93
Fayette	7,172	101
Douglas	6,632	55
Jersey	6,361	72
Shelby	6,284	77
Crawford	6,272	45
Lawrence	5,501	43
Union	5,449	65
Wayne	5,336	84
Edgar	5,246	59
Richland	5,178	74
Pike	5,057	67
Clark	4,909	52
Clay	4,770	69
Cass	4,650	35
Piatt	4,614	23
Johnson	4,553	40
Ford	4,533	67
De Witt	4,468	39
Hancock	4,445	48
White	4,418	49
Bond	4,399	31
Carroll	4,331	48
Jo Daviess	4,147	36
Mercer	4,146	47
Warren	4,140	84
Moultrie	4,121	44
Mason	4,029	60
Massac	3,910	68
Wabash	3,744	28
Greene	3,683	46
Menard	3,604	20
Washington	3,468	35
Cumberland	3,388	37
Marshall	2,827	31
Jasper	2,694	31
Brown	2,441	15
Hamilton	2,186	31
Schuyler	1,992	17
Edwards	1,756	28
Pulaski	1,736	20
Calhoun	1,549	5
Stark	1,548	33
Gallatin	1,425	17
Alexander	1,299	15
Scott	1,284	12
Henderson	1,187	19
Putnam	1,175	9
Hardin	1,062	20
Pope	964	8