City of Chicago officials report 2,894 coronavirus deaths, with 73,346 confirmed cases

City of Chicago officials report 2,894 coronavirus deaths, with 73,346 confirmed cases
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There have been 73,346 confirmed coronavirus cases in City of Chicago as of September 6, with 2,894 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (73,346 cases) and Cook County (57,732 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago’s death toll from the virus stands at 2,894, while Cook County recorded 2,200 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 4,418,372, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was 20 to 29, with 49,682 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 116,849 were male and 127,778 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 4,404, while female deaths stood at 3,762.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 3,780 Asians, 3,780 whites, 2,163 African-Americans, 1,648 Hispanics, and 208 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

Coronavirus Stats by County as of September 6
County/Jurisdiction Positive Cases Deaths
Illinois 249,580 8,171
Chicago 73,346 2,894
Cook 57,732 2,200
DuPage 15,322 539
Lake 15,192 473
Will 12,260 361
Kane 11,689 316
St. Clair 5,674 175
Winnebago 4,507 147
Madison 4,498 108
McHenry 4,085 116
Champaign 3,428 20
Peoria 2,624 41
McLean 2,607 17
Rock Island 2,419 63
Kankakee 2,394 72
Sangamon 1,983 39
Kendall 1,732 25
LaSalle 1,399 52
Tazewell 1,268 11
DeKalb 1,230 36
Coles 1,123 23
Macon 1,109 28
Jackson 1,061 22
Williamson 1,036 18
Boone 911 23
Clinton 842 17
Adams 817 9
Randolph 795 7
Effingham 651 1
Whiteside 581 19
Morgan 575 21
Grundy 547 5
Henry 531 3
Monroe 524 15
Ogle 520 5
Knox 497 3
Jefferson 487 36
Bureau 447 9
Union 446 24
Vermilion 403 4
Stephenson 399 6
Macoupin 394 6
Franklin 378 1
Marion 338 0
Cass 337 11
Woodford 327 3
McDonough 325 15
Jersey 320 6
Logan 318 1
Iroquois 317 19
Perry 308 12
Lee 277 1
Warren 273 1
Christian 267 6
Montgomery 266 10
Shelby 253 3
Douglas 242 5
Livingston 235 4
Fayette 212 3
Bond 206 4
Jo Daviess 196 2
Lawrence 196 0
Saline 183 3
Moultrie 180 3
Cumberland 164 4
Crawford 164 1
Jasper 159 7
Hancock 158 2
Greene 158 1
Carroll 148 4
White 144 0
Pulaski 140 1
Wayne 136 2
Washington 133 1
Johnson 124 0
Wabash 122 1
Clark 121 2
Clay 113 0
Mercer 112 5
Fulton 103 0
Piatt 100 0
Mason 97 1
Edgar 94 2
Richland 83 4
Pike 80 1
Ford 79 3
Menard 79 0
Massac 74 1
Gallatin 67 2
De Witt 58 1
Henderson 56 0
Marshall 54 0
Scott 51 0
Alexander 50 1
Hamilton 47 0
Edwards 45 0
Stark 38 1
Calhoun 33 0
Schuyler 31 0
Brown 24 0
Pope 23 1
Putnam 22 0
Hardin 21 0


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