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Alexander County officials report 15 coronavirus deaths, with 1,284 confirmed cases

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There have been 1,284 confirmed coronavirus cases in Alexander County as of April 15, with 15 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (572,525 cases) and Cook County (568,452 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 7,341, while Cook County recorded 6,955 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 58,351,742, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 693,827 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,438,303 were male and 1,611,358 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,320, while female deaths stood at 15,190.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 21,063 whites, 6,186 African-Americans, 4,657 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 15

County/JurisdictionPositive CasesDeaths
Illinois3,094,48533,510
Chicago572,5257,341
Cook568,4526,955
DuPage212,0401,704
Will162,9211,530
Lake150,8441,380
Kane126,7481,125
Winnebago76,659819
McHenry76,244480
Madison70,413790
Champaign63,786287
St. Clair63,710729
Sangamon55,028386
McLean50,170291
Peoria46,658518
Tazewell36,715464
Rock Island33,173477
Kendall31,139161
Macon30,529344
LaSalle29,012384
Kankakee28,885365
Vermilion27,944295
DeKalb23,472194
Williamson22,585249
Adams22,334209
Jackson15,562119
Whiteside15,386225
Coles15,325173
Ogle14,001128
Boone13,838117
Macoupin12,784142
Grundy12,680136
Henry12,678120
Knox12,529215
Franklin12,267165
Clinton11,969113
Marion11,867210
Stephenson11,489157
Jefferson11,100175
Livingston10,732136
Effingham10,664136
Randolph10,470125
Woodford10,398111
Christian10,236111
Fulton10,067126
Montgomery9,810105
Logan9,53187
Morgan9,500125
Monroe9,496127
Lee8,78579
Bureau8,354127
Saline7,87694
Perry7,47097
McDonough7,19891
Iroquois7,192115
Fayette7,092101
Douglas6,47055
Jersey6,23172
Shelby6,20376
Crawford6,19845
Lawrence5,48542
Union5,37064
Wayne5,29584
Edgar5,17059
Richland5,16074
Pike5,03567
Clark4,85352
Clay4,73368
Cass4,61435
Johnson4,46740
Piatt4,44923
Ford4,41565
White4,40349
Hancock4,38048
Bond4,33231
De Witt4,33137
Carroll4,24748
Moultrie4,07044
Jo Daviess4,03336
Mercer4,01247
Warren4,00384
Mason3,90360
Massac3,87068
Wabash3,71328
Greene3,60345
Menard3,50120
Washington3,43235
Cumberland3,35037
Marshall2,76631
Jasper2,67530
Brown2,40715
Hamilton2,17731
Schuyler1,95617
Edwards1,74128
Pulaski1,72319
Calhoun1,5215
Stark1,51332
Gallatin1,40817
Alexander1,28415
Scott1,25611
Henderson1,14819
Putnam1,1459
Hardin1,05420
Pope9568

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