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Pope County officials report eight coronavirus deaths, with 956 confirmed cases

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There have been 956 confirmed coronavirus cases in Pope County as of April 19, with eight deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (574,408 cases) and Cook County (570,527 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 7,355, while Cook County recorded 6,959 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 58,527,934, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 695,578 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,441,917 were male and 1,615,900 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,330, while female deaths stood at 15,207.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 21,081 whites, 6,190 African-Americans, 4,662 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 19

County/JurisdictionPositive CasesDeaths
Illinois3,102,71133,537
Chicago574,4087,355
Cook570,5276,959
DuPage212,9461,704
Will163,3931,530
Lake151,4361,382
Kane127,1191,125
Winnebago76,758819
McHenry76,457480
Madison70,498790
Champaign64,151287
St. Clair63,777730
Sangamon55,127388
McLean50,339291
Peoria46,729518
Tazewell36,784464
Rock Island33,215477
Kendall31,220161
Macon30,580344
LaSalle29,042384
Kankakee28,913365
Vermilion27,960295
DeKalb23,520194
Williamson22,592249
Adams22,355209
Jackson15,576119
Whiteside15,403225
Coles15,344173
Ogle14,011128
Boone13,854117
Macoupin12,796142
Henry12,703120
Grundy12,698136
Knox12,537215
Franklin12,265165
Clinton11,971113
Marion11,871210
Stephenson11,493157
Jefferson11,106175
Livingston10,747136
Effingham10,670136
Randolph10,476125
Woodford10,411111
Christian10,244111
Fulton10,074126
Montgomery9,813105
Logan9,53887
Morgan9,508125
Monroe9,504127
Lee8,79279
Bureau8,363127
Saline7,87995
Perry7,47097
McDonough7,20392
Iroquois7,194115
Fayette7,096101
Douglas6,47455
Jersey6,23972
Shelby6,20777
Crawford6,19845
Lawrence5,48642
Union5,37264
Wayne5,29784
Edgar5,17159
Richland5,16174
Pike5,03667
Clark4,85352
Clay4,73468
Cass4,61435
Johnson4,46740
Piatt4,46423
Ford4,42965
White4,40349
Hancock4,38048
Bond4,33731
De Witt4,33437
Carroll4,24948
Moultrie4,07144
Jo Daviess4,03536
Mercer4,01347
Warren4,00784
Mason3,90460
Massac3,87168
Wabash3,71528
Greene3,60945
Menard3,51020
Washington3,43335
Cumberland3,35437
Marshall2,76931
Jasper2,67730
Brown2,40815
Hamilton2,17731
Schuyler1,95717
Edwards1,74228
Pulaski1,72419
Calhoun1,5225
Stark1,51333
Gallatin1,40717
Alexander1,28415
Scott1,25911
Henderson1,14819
Putnam1,1479
Hardin1,05420
Pope9568

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