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Alexander County officials report 15 coronavirus deaths, with 1,287 confirmed cases

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There have been 1,287 confirmed coronavirus cases in Alexander County as of May 5, with 15 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (586,495 cases) and Cook County (585,389 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 7,382, while Cook County recorded 6,979 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 0, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 711,113 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,467,137 were male and 1,648,845 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,390, while female deaths stood at 15,263.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 21,159 whites, 6,204 African-Americans, 4,676 Hispanics, 1,036 Asians, and 578 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

Coronavirus Stats by County as of May 5

County/JurisdictionPositive CasesDeaths
Illinois3,161,60633,653
Chicago586,4957,382
Cook585,3896,979
DuPage219,4961,715
Will166,6931,537
Lake155,7861,392
Kane129,7001,127
Winnebago77,960821
McHenry77,895484
Madison71,058792
Champaign66,004289
St. Clair64,371731
Sangamon55,921391
McLean51,559293
Peoria47,372519
Tazewell37,282464
Rock Island33,510478
Kendall31,874161
Macon30,873344
LaSalle29,364385
Kankakee29,119365
Vermilion28,143296
DeKalb24,072196
Williamson22,711250
Adams22,460209
Jackson15,692119
Whiteside15,595226
Coles15,467173
Ogle14,166128
Boone14,034118
Macoupin12,894142
Grundy12,884136
Henry12,804121
Knox12,645215
Franklin12,248166
Clinton12,010113
Marion11,911211
Stephenson11,582157
Jefferson11,134175
Livingston10,839136
Effingham10,698139
Randolph10,533126
Woodford10,496111
Christian10,291111
Fulton10,172127
Montgomery9,848105
Logan9,73187
Morgan9,599125
Monroe9,568128
Lee8,92379
Bureau8,414127
Saline7,90395
Perry7,49197
McDonough7,27292
Iroquois7,247116
Fayette7,137101
Douglas6,57255
Jersey6,28672
Shelby6,24977
Crawford6,22445
Lawrence5,49243
Union5,38664
Wayne5,30684
Edgar5,19759
Richland5,16474
Pike5,04267
Clark4,87052
Clay4,74669
Cass4,63035
Piatt4,54023
Johnson4,48640
Ford4,46666
White4,41149
Hancock4,40748
De Witt4,38637
Bond4,35831
Carroll4,28348
Moultrie4,08544
Warren4,07184
Jo Daviess4,06836
Mercer4,05247
Mason3,93060
Massac3,88468
Wabash3,72628
Greene3,63945
Menard3,54220
Washington3,44435
Cumberland3,37437
Marshall2,79131
Jasper2,68430
Brown2,42415
Hamilton2,18131
Schuyler1,96417
Edwards1,74428
Pulaski1,72619
Calhoun1,5295
Stark1,52033
Gallatin1,41017
Alexander1,28715
Scott1,26912
Henderson1,15619
Putnam1,1539
Hardin1,05420
Pope9608

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