Jersey County officials report 66 coronavirus deaths, with 6,136 confirmed cases

Jersey County officials report 66 coronavirus deaths, with 6,136 confirmed cases
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There have been 6,136 confirmed coronavirus cases in Jersey County as of Feb. 16, with 66 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (554,164 cases) and Cook County (549,409 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago’s death toll from the virus stands at 7,148, while Cook County recorded 6,706 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 53,294,319, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 673,295 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,399,608 were male and 1,563,924 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 17,578, while female deaths stood at 14,598.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 20,170 whites, 5,925 African-Americans, 4,524 Hispanics, 1,011 Asians, and 546 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

Coronavirus Stats by County as of Feb. 16
County/Jurisdiction Positive Cases Deaths
Illinois 3,007,987 32,176
Chicago 554,164 7,148
Cook 549,409 6,706
DuPage 203,761 1,653
Will 158,832 1,457
Lake 145,668 1,296
Kane 123,581 1,076
Winnebago 75,153 780
McHenry 74,177 441
Madison 69,154 754
St. Clair 62,640 708
Champaign 60,966 281
Sangamon 53,701 365
McLean 48,599 278
Peoria 45,541 489
Tazewell 35,980 446
Rock Island 32,571 456
Kendall 30,265 151
Macon 29,998 328
Kankakee 28,428 352
LaSalle 28,319 373
Vermilion 27,683 281
DeKalb 22,814 188
Williamson 22,154 235
Adams 21,927 196
Jackson 15,208 112
Whiteside 15,024 219
Coles 14,987 163
Ogle 13,684 128
Boone 13,526 107
Macoupin 12,529 136
Henry 12,418 114
Grundy 12,413 131
Knox 12,340 206
Franklin 12,131 155
Clinton 11,738 113
Marion 11,674 198
Stephenson 11,266 152
Jefferson 10,861 167
Livingston 10,525 132
Effingham 10,494 126
Randolph 10,259 118
Woodford 10,180 110
Christian 9,861 106
Fulton 9,846 118
Montgomery 9,578 97
Monroe 9,327 128
Logan 9,270 84
Morgan 9,250 121
Lee 8,610 77
Bureau 8,204 124
Saline 7,655 86
Perry 7,271 93
Iroquois 7,054 111
McDonough 7,016 83
Fayette 7,010 91
Douglas 6,389 52
Jersey 6,136 66
Shelby 6,094 68
Crawford 6,086 40
Lawrence 5,431 41
Union 5,280 63
Wayne 5,202 78
Richland 5,127 72
Edgar 5,045 57
Pike 4,957 64
Clark 4,746 49
Clay 4,672 63
Cass 4,547 35
Ford 4,362 63
White 4,334 45
Johnson 4,323 39
Hancock 4,307 43
Piatt 4,292 21
De Witt 4,272 34
Bond 4,270 29
Carroll 4,106 46
Moultrie 4,017 43
Warren 3,943 79
Mercer 3,933 43
Jo Daviess 3,928 35
Mason 3,843 59
Massac 3,767 64
Wabash 3,732 24
Greene 3,564 43
Menard 3,445 19
Washington 3,374 34
Cumberland 3,315 37
Marshall 2,692 29
Jasper 2,647 25
Brown 2,359 14
Hamilton 2,137 29
Schuyler 1,928 17
Edwards 1,765 27
Pulaski 1,698 16
Calhoun 1,504 5
Stark 1,482 32
Gallatin 1,368 14
Alexander 1,264 14
Scott 1,241 11
Henderson 1,130 17
Putnam 1,119 8
Hardin 1,038 19
Pope 937 7


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