City of Chicago officials report 2,893 coronavirus deaths, with 73,136 confirmed cases

City of Chicago officials report 2,893 coronavirus deaths, with 73,136 confirmed cases
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There have been 73,136 confirmed coronavirus cases in City of Chicago as of September 5, with 2,893 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (73,136 cases) and Cook County (57,480 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago’s death toll from the virus stands at 2,893, while Cook County recorded 2,199 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 4,371,876, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was 20 to 29, with 49,370 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 116,146 were male and 127,083 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 4,402, while female deaths stood at 3,759.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 3,778 Asians, 3,778 whites, 2,163 African-Americans, 1,647 Hispanics, and 206 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

Coronavirus Stats by County as of September 5
County/Jurisdiction Positive Cases Deaths
Illinois 248,177 8,166
Chicago 73,136 2,893
Cook 57,480 2,199
DuPage 15,247 539
Lake 15,151 473
Will 12,189 361
Kane 11,660 316
St. Clair 5,647 175
Winnebago 4,469 147
Madison 4,448 108
McHenry 4,060 116
Champaign 3,371 20
Peoria 2,581 41
McLean 2,550 17
Kankakee 2,371 72
Rock Island 2,362 63
Sangamon 1,970 39
Kendall 1,722 25
LaSalle 1,376 52
Tazewell 1,247 11
DeKalb 1,215 36
Coles 1,114 23
Macon 1,094 28
Jackson 1,043 22
Williamson 1,024 18
Boone 907 23
Clinton 832 17
Adams 812 9
Randolph 794 7
Effingham 642 1
Whiteside 577 19
Morgan 575 20
Grundy 543 5
Henry 527 3
Ogle 517 5
Monroe 509 15
Jefferson 486 35
Knox 484 3
Union 446 24
Bureau 435 9
Stephenson 398 6
Vermilion 395 4
Macoupin 391 6
Franklin 377 1
Cass 332 11
Marion 332 0
Iroquois 318 19
Jersey 317 6
Woodford 316 3
McDonough 312 15
Logan 310 1
Perry 308 12
Lee 274 1
Warren 270 1
Christian 267 6
Montgomery 266 10
Shelby 248 3
Douglas 237 5
Livingston 229 4
Bond 202 4
Fayette 202 3
Jo Daviess 195 2
Lawrence 193 0
Saline 182 3
Moultrie 180 3
Cumberland 159 4
Hancock 158 2
Greene 157 1
Jasper 156 7
Crawford 149 1
Carroll 148 4
White 141 0
Pulaski 136 1
Wayne 131 2
Washington 128 1
Johnson 124 0
Wabash 122 1
Clark 121 2
Mercer 114 5
Clay 112 0
Fulton 102 0
Piatt 99 0
Mason 96 1
Edgar 94 2
Ford 80 3
Menard 79 0
Pike 79 0
Richland 78 4
Massac 73 1
Gallatin 67 2
De Witt 56 1
Marshall 54 0
Henderson 52 0
Scott 51 0
Alexander 50 1
Hamilton 47 0
Edwards 45 0
Stark 37 1
Calhoun 33 0
Schuyler 30 0
Brown 24 0
Pope 23 1
Hardin 21 0
Putnam 21 0


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