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City of Chicago officials report 7,342 coronavirus deaths, with 573,990 confirmed cases

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There have been 573,990 confirmed coronavirus cases in City of Chicago as of April 18, with 7,342 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (573,990 cases) and Cook County (569,925 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 7,342, while Cook County recorded 6,957 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 58,491,199, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 695,008 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,440,835 were male and 1,614,553 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,321, while female deaths stood at 15,196.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 21,069 whites, 6,188 African-Americans, 4,656 Hispanics, 1,031 Asians, and 573 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

Coronavirus Stats by County as of April 18

County/JurisdictionPositive CasesDeaths
Illinois3,100,24033,517
Chicago573,9907,342
Cook569,9256,957
DuPage212,6101,704
Will163,2391,530
Lake151,2871,381
Kane127,0021,125
Winnebago76,733819
McHenry76,401480
Madison70,474790
Champaign63,978287
St. Clair63,747729
Sangamon55,102387
McLean50,287291
Peoria46,716518
Tazewell36,764464
Rock Island33,196477
Kendall31,187161
Macon30,552344
LaSalle29,033384
Kankakee28,906365
Vermilion27,955295
DeKalb23,508194
Williamson22,586249
Adams22,349209
Jackson15,573119
Whiteside15,400225
Coles15,338173
Ogle14,007128
Boone13,849117
Macoupin12,790142
Grundy12,689136
Henry12,689120
Knox12,531215
Franklin12,267165
Clinton11,971113
Marion11,869210
Stephenson11,491157
Jefferson11,102175
Livingston10,741136
Effingham10,668136
Randolph10,473125
Woodford10,407111
Christian10,242111
Fulton10,071126
Montgomery9,812105
Logan9,53887
Morgan9,508125
Monroe9,498127
Lee8,79179
Bureau8,360127
Saline7,87994
Perry7,47097
McDonough7,20391
Iroquois7,195115
Fayette7,095101
Douglas6,47155
Jersey6,23672
Shelby6,20477
Crawford6,19745
Lawrence5,48542
Union5,37064
Wayne5,29684
Edgar5,17059
Richland5,16074
Pike5,03767
Clark4,85352
Clay4,73368
Cass4,61435
Johnson4,46740
Piatt4,45323
Ford4,42765
White4,40349
Hancock4,38048
De Witt4,33537
Bond4,33331
Carroll4,24948
Moultrie4,07144
Jo Daviess4,03536
Mercer4,01347
Warren4,00384
Mason3,90460
Massac3,87068
Wabash3,71428
Greene3,60545
Menard3,50920
Washington3,43235
Cumberland3,35337
Marshall2,76931
Jasper2,67630
Brown2,40715
Hamilton2,17731
Schuyler1,95717
Edwards1,74128
Pulaski1,72319
Calhoun1,5225
Stark1,51333
Gallatin1,40817
Alexander1,28415
Scott1,25711
Henderson1,14819
Putnam1,1459
Hardin1,05420
Pope9568

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