St. Clair County officials report 649 coronavirus deaths, with 47,246 confirmed cases

St. Clair County officials report 649 coronavirus deaths, with 47,246 confirmed cases
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There have been 47,246 confirmed coronavirus cases in St. Clair County as of Jan. 5, with 649 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (449,415 cases) and Cook County (433,765 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago’s death toll from the virus stands at 6,347, while Cook County recorded 5,784 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 45,510,637, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 467,394 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,071,791 were male and 1,189,298 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 15,325, while female deaths stood at 12,831.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 17,521 whites, 5,121 African-Americans, 4,133 Hispanics, 916 Asians, and 465 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

Coronavirus Stats by County as of Jan. 5
County/Jurisdiction Positive Cases Deaths
Illinois 2,295,445 28,156
Chicago 449,415 6,347
Cook 433,765 5,784
DuPage 153,713 1,457
Will 127,147 1,253
Lake 107,841 1,156
Kane 91,844 954
Winnebago 56,871 672
Madison 51,465 656
McHenry 49,832 371
St. Clair 47,246 649
Champaign 41,580 227
Peoria 36,771 415
Sangamon 36,448 315
McLean 32,943 246
Tazewell 28,428 388
Rock Island 25,366 411
Kankakee 23,676 297
Kendall 23,429 127
Macon 20,954 279
LaSalle 20,374 325
Vermilion 19,992 245
DeKalb 17,039 158
Adams 16,939 172
Williamson 15,097 207
Whiteside 10,979 196
Ogle 10,463 114
Boone 10,374 93
Grundy 10,302 103
Jackson 10,274 102
Coles 10,249 146
Knox 9,340 184
Henry 9,145 95
Macoupin 8,951 122
Clinton 8,840 108
Franklin 8,835 133
Marion 8,799 167
Stephenson 8,598 127
Effingham 8,217 113
Jefferson 7,829 151
Woodford 7,820 99
Livingston 7,665 115
Fulton 7,103 95
Christian 7,051 92
Monroe 6,752 109
Randolph 6,687 107
Montgomery 6,502 88
Logan 6,498 78
Morgan 6,359 106
Lee 6,240 69
Bureau 6,035 111
Iroquois 5,671 91
Fayette 5,339 73
Saline 5,237 77
Perry 5,095 84
McDonough 4,960 72
Shelby 4,585 58
Jersey 4,561 57
Douglas 4,404 40
Crawford 3,983 35
Lawrence 3,964 38
Union 3,759 54
Pike 3,735 59
Wayne 3,701 67
Edgar 3,600 54
Richland 3,588 67
Clay 3,518 59
Hancock 3,430 37
Clark 3,374 46
Ford 3,314 59
Cass 3,296 31
White 3,238 35
Bond 3,181 28
Piatt 3,141 16
Warren 3,122 72
De Witt 3,118 32
Carroll 3,086 42
Moultrie 3,058 39
Jo Daviess 3,007 32
Mercer 2,943 38
Johnson 2,851 34
Mason 2,819 54
Massac 2,724 59
Greene 2,704 40
Washington 2,596 31
Wabash 2,526 19
Menard 2,437 15
Cumberland 2,418 30
Marshall 2,056 24
Jasper 2,009 23
Hamilton 1,583 25
Schuyler 1,377 14
Edwards 1,301 22
Brown 1,247 13
Pulaski 1,240 15
Calhoun 1,073 4
Stark 1,051 30
Scott 957 9
Gallatin 940 10
Alexander 915 13
Henderson 913 15
Putnam 843 7
Hardin 790 17
Pope 721 7


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