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Pope County officials report eight coronavirus deaths, with 960 confirmed cases

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There have been 960 confirmed coronavirus cases in Pope County as of May 12, with eight deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Cook County (595,656 cases) and Chicago (594,304 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Cook County's death toll from the virus stands at 6,989, while Chicago recorded 7,388 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 721,198 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,483,929 were male and 1,670,990 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,415, while female deaths stood at 15,283.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 21,195 whites, 6,207 African-Americans, 4,678 Hispanics, 1,039 Asians, and 579 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

Coronavirus Stats by County as of May 12

County/JurisdictionPositive CasesDeaths
Illinois3,200,93033,698
Cook595,6566,989
Chicago594,3047,388
DuPage223,8771,721
Will168,9161,538
Lake158,6071,395
Kane131,3721,127
McHenry78,920485
Winnebago78,896824
Madison71,499793
Champaign66,959288
St. Clair64,701732
Sangamon56,524391
McLean52,186294
Peoria47,813519
Tazewell37,579466
Rock Island33,773480
Kendall32,402162
Macon31,078344
LaSalle29,656386
Kankakee29,300365
Vermilion28,253296
DeKalb24,463196
Williamson22,790251
Adams22,513209
Jackson15,801119
Whiteside15,731226
Coles15,514173
Ogle14,277128
Boone14,140118
Grundy12,988136
Macoupin12,956142
Henry12,873121
Knox12,705215
Franklin12,266166
Clinton12,053113
Marion11,929211
Stephenson11,662157
Jefferson11,155175
Livingston10,910136
Effingham10,709139
Woodford10,563111
Randolph10,555126
Christian10,324113
Fulton10,230127
Logan9,89687
Montgomery9,868105
Morgan9,652125
Monroe9,621128
Lee9,00479
Bureau8,454127
Saline7,93095
Perry7,50697
McDonough7,29893
Iroquois7,285116
Fayette7,151101
Douglas6,60555
Jersey6,31472
Shelby6,25977
Crawford6,24545
Lawrence5,48743
Union5,41164
Wayne5,32084
Edgar5,20559
Richland5,16774
Pike5,04767
Clark4,88552
Clay4,74869
Cass4,64035
Piatt4,57023
Johnson4,53240
Ford4,49267
Hancock4,41948
De Witt4,41638
White4,41349
Bond4,36931
Carroll4,30048
Moultrie4,09744
Jo Daviess4,09536
Warren4,08284
Mercer4,07847
Mason3,97460
Massac3,88668
Wabash3,73028
Greene3,65945
Menard3,55720
Washington3,45435
Cumberland3,38037
Marshall2,80631
Jasper2,69131
Brown2,42815
Hamilton2,18131
Schuyler1,97517
Edwards1,74928
Pulaski1,72919
Calhoun1,5375
Stark1,53133
Gallatin1,41517
Alexander1,28815
Scott1,27512
Henderson1,16519
Putnam1,1589
Hardin1,05920
Pope9608

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