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Pope County officials report eight coronavirus deaths, with 952 confirmed cases

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There have been 952 confirmed coronavirus cases in Pope County as of March 16, with eight deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (562,235 cases) and Cook County (557,209 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 7,316, while Cook County recorded 6,875 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 56,101,517, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 684,153 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,418,958 were male and 1,587,340 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,133, while female deaths stood at 15,031.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 20,836 whites, 6,127 African-Americans, 4,619 Hispanics, 1,026 Asians, and 556 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

Coronavirus Stats by County as of March 16

County/JurisdictionPositive CasesDeaths
Illinois3,050,64733,164
Chicago562,2357,316
Cook557,2096,875
DuPage207,6131,689
Will160,7311,506
Lake148,1701,353
Kane125,1561,113
Winnebago76,085807
McHenry75,339475
Madison70,008783
St. Clair63,347720
Champaign61,790287
Sangamon54,493381
McLean49,260288
Peoria46,219509
Tazewell36,425461
Rock Island32,962469
Kendall30,693158
Macon30,319337
LaSalle28,755379
Kankakee28,684360
Vermilion27,825292
DeKalb23,135194
Williamson22,473247
Adams22,258206
Jackson15,468118
Whiteside15,278224
Coles15,189168
Ogle13,900128
Boone13,738115
Macoupin12,697139
Henry12,601118
Grundy12,562135
Knox12,498211
Franklin12,253164
Clinton11,862113
Marion11,828209
Stephenson11,442155
Jefferson11,020172
Livingston10,662136
Effingham10,589133
Randolph10,407123
Woodford10,301111
Christian10,124110
Fulton10,004127
Montgomery9,756102
Monroe9,448127
Logan9,41985
Morgan9,412125
Lee8,72979
Bureau8,315127
Saline7,82792
Perry7,41798
McDonough7,15490
Iroquois7,123112
Fayette7,07699
Douglas6,43455
Jersey6,18669
Shelby6,17673
Crawford6,16844
Lawrence5,48242
Union5,35363
Wayne5,27883
Richland5,15174
Edgar5,12458
Pike5,01065
Clark4,82952
Clay4,73168
Cass4,59435
Johnson4,44441
White4,39448
Ford4,38765
Piatt4,36723
Hancock4,36547
Bond4,30330
De Witt4,29837
Carroll4,23047
Moultrie4,04944
Jo Daviess4,00035
Mercer3,98447
Warren3,98181
Mason3,88360
Massac3,85666
Wabash3,70527
Greene3,58444
Menard3,49020
Washington3,41535
Cumberland3,33937
Marshall2,74931
Jasper2,67026
Brown2,39615
Hamilton2,16531
Schuyler1,94417
Edwards1,75328
Pulaski1,71818
Calhoun1,5185
Stark1,50932
Gallatin1,40116
Alexander1,27315
Scott1,24811
Henderson1,14718
Putnam1,1269
Hardin1,04919
Pope9528

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