Madison County officials report 772 coronavirus deaths, with 69,742 confirmed cases

Madison County officials report 772 coronavirus deaths, with 69,742 confirmed cases
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There have been 69,742 confirmed coronavirus cases in Madison County as of March 2, with 772 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (558,740 cases) and Cook County (553,821 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago’s death toll from the virus stands at 7,253, while Cook County recorded 6,830 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 54,817,964, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 680,303 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,411,945 were male and 1,578,506 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 17,954, while female deaths stood at 14,894.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 20,627 whites, 6,065 African-Americans, 4,595 Hispanics, 1,018 Asians, and 543 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

Coronavirus Stats by County as of March 2
County/Jurisdiction Positive Cases Deaths
Illinois 3,034,701 32,848
Chicago 558,740 7,253
Cook 553,821 6,830
DuPage 205,873 1,680
Will 159,823 1,495
Lake 147,328 1,332
Kane 124,566 1,100
Winnebago 75,820 798
McHenry 74,928 466
Madison 69,742 772
St. Clair 63,123 716
Champaign 61,553 285
Sangamon 54,246 379
McLean 49,049 286
Peoria 46,003 502
Tazewell 36,287 457
Rock Island 32,848 466
Kendall 30,519 155
Macon 30,227 332
LaSalle 28,605 376
Kankakee 28,585 358
Vermilion 27,811 287
DeKalb 23,010 189
Williamson 22,378 243
Adams 22,162 201
Jackson 15,408 116
Whiteside 15,209 222
Coles 15,131 166
Ogle 13,843 128
Boone 13,677 114
Macoupin 12,648 137
Henry 12,542 116
Grundy 12,524 133
Knox 12,464 208
Franklin 12,228 164
Clinton 11,816 113
Marion 11,795 206
Stephenson 11,397 153
Jefferson 10,983 170
Livingston 10,612 136
Effingham 10,559 132
Randolph 10,394 121
Woodford 10,268 111
Christian 10,077 110
Fulton 9,933 125
Montgomery 9,711 100
Monroe 9,421 131
Logan 9,372 84
Morgan 9,368 125
Lee 8,691 77
Bureau 8,281 126
Saline 7,781 92
Perry 7,387 96
McDonough 7,123 86
Iroquois 7,098 111
Fayette 7,046 94
Douglas 6,429 53
Jersey 6,168 67
Shelby 6,155 72
Crawford 6,145 42
Lawrence 5,472 41
Union 5,334 63
Wayne 5,255 81
Richland 5,147 73
Edgar 5,103 57
Pike 4,991 65
Clark 4,801 52
Clay 4,727 67
Cass 4,576 35
Johnson 4,404 40
Ford 4,382 64
White 4,381 48
Hancock 4,354 45
Piatt 4,343 22
De Witt 4,294 37
Bond 4,294 29
Carroll 4,199 47
Moultrie 4,039 44
Jo Daviess 3,977 35
Warren 3,976 81
Mercer 3,968 46
Mason 3,874 59
Massac 3,831 66
Wabash 3,730 27
Greene 3,576 43
Menard 3,477 19
Washington 3,401 34
Cumberland 3,336 37
Marshall 2,728 30
Jasper 2,667 26
Brown 2,387 15
Hamilton 2,163 31
Schuyler 1,935 17
Edwards 1,763 27
Pulaski 1,713 18
Calhoun 1,514 5
Stark 1,501 32
Gallatin 1,393 16
Alexander 1,270 15
Scott 1,244 11
Henderson 1,144 17
Putnam 1,120 9
Hardin 1,047 19
Pope 946 8


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