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Alexander County officials report 15 coronavirus deaths, with 1,276 confirmed cases

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There have been 1,276 confirmed coronavirus cases in Alexander County as of April 1, with 15 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (566,234 cases) and Cook County (562,244 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 7,334, while Cook County recorded 6,931 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 57,392,864, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 688,096 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,427,532 were male and 1,597,565 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,257, while female deaths stood at 15,137.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 20,985 whites, 6,168 African-Americans, 4,643 Hispanics, 1,029 Asians, and 569 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

Coronavirus Stats by County as of April 1

County/JurisdictionPositive CasesDeaths
Illinois3,069,65033,394
Chicago566,2347,334
Cook562,2446,931
DuPage209,6481,701
Will161,6971,520
Lake149,2241,371
Kane125,8971,121
Winnebago76,347817
McHenry75,786479
Madison70,234787
St. Clair63,490725
Champaign62,416287
Sangamon54,787385
McLean49,574289
Peoria46,390514
Tazewell36,567460
Rock Island33,056474
Kendall30,893161
Macon30,384342
LaSalle28,864381
Kankakee28,773365
Vermilion27,861294
DeKalb23,293194
Williamson22,536248
Adams22,284209
Jackson15,516119
Whiteside15,323225
Coles15,254170
Ogle13,934128
Boone13,782116
Macoupin12,747141
Henry12,638118
Grundy12,616136
Knox12,514214
Franklin12,269165
Clinton11,952113
Marion11,846209
Stephenson11,464156
Jefferson11,092175
Livingston10,690136
Effingham10,640135
Randolph10,442124
Woodford10,354111
Christian10,188111
Fulton10,045126
Montgomery9,772105
Logan9,46886
Monroe9,467127
Morgan9,455125
Lee8,76279
Bureau8,335127
Saline7,85493
Perry7,45097
McDonough7,17390
Iroquois7,160114
Fayette7,082101
Douglas6,45055
Jersey6,20571
Shelby6,19276
Crawford6,18644
Lawrence5,48142
Union5,36564
Wayne5,28683
Edgar5,16059
Richland5,15674
Pike5,01965
Clark4,84952
Clay4,73368
Cass4,60635
Johnson4,46740
White4,40548
Ford4,39565
Piatt4,39423
Hancock4,37248
Bond4,31731
De Witt4,31637
Carroll4,24348
Moultrie4,06144
Jo Daviess4,02536
Mercer4,00247
Warren3,99383
Mason3,89160
Massac3,86966
Wabash3,71527
Greene3,59245
Menard3,49520
Washington3,42735
Cumberland3,34237
Marshall2,76131
Jasper2,67429
Brown2,40715
Hamilton2,17331
Schuyler1,95117
Edwards1,75028
Pulaski1,72019
Calhoun1,5215
Stark1,51132
Gallatin1,40617
Alexander1,27615
Scott1,25411
Henderson1,15018
Putnam1,1349
Hardin1,05320
Pope9548

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