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Alexander County officials report 15 coronavirus deaths, with 1,280 confirmed cases

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There have been 1,280 confirmed coronavirus cases in Alexander County as of April 5, with 15 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (567,492 cases) and Cook County (563,459 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 7,336, while Cook County recorded 6,939 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 57,594,203, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 689,093 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,429,629 were male and 1,600,173 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,275, while female deaths stood at 15,159.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 21,009 whites, 6,176 African-Americans, 4,647 Hispanics, 1,030 Asians, and 572 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

Coronavirus Stats by County as of April 5

County/JurisdictionPositive CasesDeaths
Illinois3,074,43433,434
Chicago567,4927,336
Cook563,4596,939
DuPage210,1131,701
Will161,9561,527
Lake149,5451,374
Kane126,0521,122
Winnebago76,408817
McHenry75,848480
Madison70,268788
St. Clair63,531725
Champaign62,587287
Sangamon54,824386
McLean49,677290
Peoria46,463516
Tazewell36,593461
Rock Island33,075474
Kendall30,947161
Macon30,414343
LaSalle28,888382
Kankakee28,792365
Vermilion27,873294
DeKalb23,325194
Williamson22,543248
Adams22,291209
Jackson15,530119
Whiteside15,330225
Coles15,268170
Ogle13,959128
Boone13,798117
Macoupin12,764142
Henry12,647118
Grundy12,624136
Knox12,519214
Franklin12,272165
Clinton11,960113
Marion11,852210
Stephenson11,467157
Jefferson11,091175
Livingston10,698136
Effingham10,647135
Randolph10,452124
Woodford10,359111
Christian10,207111
Fulton10,049126
Montgomery9,786105
Monroe9,479127
Logan9,47787
Morgan9,467125
Lee8,76579
Bureau8,337127
Saline7,85893
Perry7,45597
McDonough7,17691
Iroquois7,165114
Fayette7,083101
Douglas6,45555
Jersey6,21272
Shelby6,19476
Crawford6,18744
Lawrence5,48442
Union5,36664
Wayne5,29084
Edgar5,16159
Richland5,15774
Pike5,01965
Clark4,85152
Clay4,73368
Cass4,60735
Johnson4,46640
White4,40548
Piatt4,39923
Ford4,39865
Hancock4,37548
De Witt4,31937
Bond4,31931
Carroll4,24448
Moultrie4,06344
Jo Daviess4,02736
Mercer4,00447
Warren3,99584
Mason3,89260
Massac3,86866
Wabash3,71228
Greene3,59345
Menard3,49320
Washington3,42735
Cumberland3,34337
Marshall2,76031
Jasper2,67429
Brown2,40715
Hamilton2,17531
Schuyler1,95217
Edwards1,74628
Pulaski1,72019
Calhoun1,5215
Stark1,51232
Gallatin1,40617
Alexander1,28015
Scott1,25411
Henderson1,14918
Putnam1,1349
Hardin1,05320
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