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Pulaski County officials report 19 coronavirus deaths, with 1,720 confirmed cases

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There have been 1,720 confirmed coronavirus cases in Pulaski County as of April 7, with 19 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (568,540 cases) and Cook County (564,335 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 7,340, while Cook County recorded 6,943 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 57,791,677, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 690,055 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,431,294 were male and 1,602,169 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,286, while female deaths stood at 15,168.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 21,021 whites, 6,178 African-Americans, 4,652 Hispanics, 1,030 Asians, and 573 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

Coronavirus Stats by County as of April 7

County/JurisdictionPositive CasesDeaths
Illinois3,078,12433,454
Chicago568,5407,340
Cook564,3356,943
DuPage210,4231,701
Will162,1341,528
Lake149,7741,375
Kane126,1811,122
Winnebago76,462819
McHenry75,911480
Madison70,309788
St. Clair63,560725
Champaign62,736287
Sangamon54,865386
McLean49,753290
Peoria46,490517
Tazewell36,612462
Rock Island33,088475
Kendall30,991161
Macon30,438343
LaSalle28,908382
Kankakee28,819365
Vermilion27,885294
DeKalb23,355194
Williamson22,558248
Adams22,297209
Jackson15,544119
Whiteside15,349225
Coles15,279170
Ogle13,973128
Boone13,811117
Macoupin12,769142
Henry12,652120
Grundy12,636136
Knox12,520214
Franklin12,270165
Clinton11,964113
Marion11,857210
Stephenson11,477157
Jefferson11,095175
Livingston10,702136
Effingham10,651135
Randolph10,463125
Woodford10,367111
Christian10,213111
Fulton10,054126
Montgomery9,792105
Logan9,49287
Morgan9,489125
Monroe9,482127
Lee8,76779
Bureau8,339127
Saline7,86293
Perry7,46297
McDonough7,17891
Iroquois7,170114
Fayette7,087101
Douglas6,45755
Jersey6,21872
Shelby6,20176
Crawford6,19344
Lawrence5,48442
Union5,36864
Wayne5,29084
Edgar5,16259
Richland5,15874
Pike5,02965
Clark4,85052
Clay4,73268
Cass4,60635
Johnson4,46640
Piatt4,40623
White4,40448
Ford4,39865
Hancock4,37748
Bond4,32331
De Witt4,32237
Carroll4,24448
Moultrie4,06444
Jo Daviess4,03036
Mercer4,00647
Warren3,99884
Mason3,89360
Massac3,86868
Wabash3,71328
Greene3,59345
Menard3,49520
Washington3,42735
Cumberland3,34837
Marshall2,76331
Jasper2,67429
Brown2,40715
Hamilton2,17731
Schuyler1,95417
Edwards1,74328
Pulaski1,72019
Calhoun1,5215
Stark1,51132
Gallatin1,40717
Alexander1,28015
Scott1,25611
Henderson1,14818
Putnam1,1359
Hardin1,05320
Pope9558

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