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Union County officials report 65 coronavirus deaths, with 5,451 confirmed cases

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There have been 5,451 confirmed coronavirus cases in Union County as of May 24, with 65 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Cook County (611,989 cases) and Chicago (608,543 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Cook County's death toll from the virus stands at 7,013, while Chicago recorded 7,400 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 736,970 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,512,263 were male and 1,708,934 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,471, while female deaths stood at 15,317.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 21,260 whites, 6,221 African-Americans, 4,683 Hispanics, 1,041 Asians, and 583 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

Coronavirus Stats by County as of May 24

County/JurisdictionPositive CasesDeaths
Illinois3,267,95433,788
Cook611,9897,013
Chicago608,5437,400
DuPage229,9631,726
Will172,7611,547
Lake163,3481,399
Kane134,1431,131
McHenry80,597485
Winnebago80,575827
Madison72,407793
Champaign68,130288
St. Clair65,638732
Sangamon57,844392
McLean53,271297
Peoria48,837519
Tazewell38,286469
Rock Island34,219484
Kendall33,261162
Macon31,435345
LaSalle30,162387
Kankakee29,718366
Vermilion28,470296
DeKalb25,106199
Williamson23,016251
Adams22,616210
Jackson16,042121
Whiteside16,003226
Coles15,595173
Ogle14,410128
Boone14,373119
Grundy13,175136
Macoupin13,077142
Henry13,015121
Knox12,887215
Franklin12,331166
Clinton12,130113
Marion11,970211
Stephenson11,869157
Jefferson11,197175
Livingston11,047136
Effingham10,737139
Woodford10,683111
Randolph10,600127
Christian10,400113
Fulton10,373127
Logan10,15687
Montgomery9,917105
Morgan9,765125
Monroe9,691129
Lee9,14779
Bureau8,502127
Saline7,97496
Perry7,53597
Iroquois7,366116
McDonough7,35493
Fayette7,173101
Douglas6,64155
Jersey6,37072
Shelby6,28777
Crawford6,27745
Lawrence5,50443
Union5,45165
Wayne5,33784
Edgar5,25259
Richland5,17874
Pike5,05767
Clark4,91452
Clay4,77269
Cass4,65335
Piatt4,62023
Johnson4,55840
Ford4,53767
De Witt4,47139
Hancock4,44648
White4,41849
Bond4,40031
Carroll4,33248
Mercer4,15747
Jo Daviess4,15036
Warren4,14084
Moultrie4,12244
Mason4,04760
Massac3,91368
Wabash3,74528
Greene3,68946
Menard3,60821
Washington3,46835
Cumberland3,38837
Marshall2,82631
Jasper2,69531
Brown2,44315
Hamilton2,18731
Schuyler1,99617
Edwards1,75628
Pulaski1,73620
Calhoun1,5505
Stark1,54933
Gallatin1,42717
Alexander1,29915
Scott1,28412
Henderson1,18719
Putnam1,1759
Hardin1,06220
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