St. Clair County officials report 710 coronavirus deaths, with 62,910 confirmed cases

St. Clair County officials report 710 coronavirus deaths, with 62,910 confirmed cases
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There have been 62,910 confirmed coronavirus cases in St. Clair County as of Feb. 23, with 710 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (556,111 cases) and Cook County (551,957 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago’s death toll from the virus stands at 7,199, while Cook County recorded 6,781 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 54,055,396, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 677,267 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,406,492 were male and 1,572,152 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 17,765, while female deaths stood at 14,752.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 20,406 whites, 5,998 African-Americans, 4,569 Hispanics, 1,015 Asians, and 529 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

Coronavirus Stats by County as of Feb. 23
County/Jurisdiction Positive Cases Deaths
Illinois 3,022,684 32,517
Chicago 556,111 7,199
Cook 551,957 6,781
DuPage 204,842 1,667
Will 159,445 1,477
Lake 146,561 1,315
Kane 124,147 1,091
Winnebago 75,529 789
McHenry 74,570 456
Madison 69,481 760
St. Clair 62,910 710
Champaign 61,356 283
Sangamon 54,025 372
McLean 48,870 282
Peoria 45,822 498
Tazewell 36,175 450
Rock Island 32,722 459
Kendall 30,418 153
Macon 30,139 328
Kankakee 28,522 356
LaSalle 28,482 374
Vermilion 27,764 286
DeKalb 22,914 188
Williamson 22,275 237
Adams 22,082 199
Jackson 15,328 115
Whiteside 15,120 220
Coles 15,076 165
Ogle 13,780 128
Boone 13,608 110
Macoupin 12,587 137
Henry 12,501 116
Grundy 12,465 133
Knox 12,415 206
Franklin 12,189 159
Clinton 11,790 113
Marion 11,738 201
Stephenson 11,349 152
Jefferson 10,936 168
Livingston 10,576 134
Effingham 10,526 129
Randolph 10,374 119
Woodford 10,233 111
Christian 9,980 108
Fulton 9,891 119
Montgomery 9,640 98
Monroe 9,397 131
Morgan 9,342 123
Logan 9,311 84
Lee 8,660 77
Bureau 8,243 124
Saline 7,729 89
Perry 7,335 94
Iroquois 7,086 111
McDonough 7,081 85
Fayette 7,022 93
Douglas 6,412 52
Jersey 6,153 66
Shelby 6,132 69
Crawford 6,123 42
Lawrence 5,462 41
Union 5,311 63
Wayne 5,228 80
Richland 5,140 72
Edgar 5,082 57
Pike 4,974 64
Clark 4,787 50
Clay 4,712 65
Cass 4,568 35
Ford 4,373 64
White 4,366 45
Johnson 4,366 40
Hancock 4,337 45
Piatt 4,318 21
De Witt 4,295 35
Bond 4,283 30
Carroll 4,179 46
Moultrie 4,027 43
Warren 3,956 79
Jo Daviess 3,956 35
Mercer 3,955 45
Mason 3,858 59
Massac 3,807 64
Wabash 3,759 26
Greene 3,573 43
Menard 3,462 19
Washington 3,391 34
Cumberland 3,332 37
Marshall 2,712 30
Jasper 2,661 26
Brown 2,374 15
Hamilton 2,154 29
Schuyler 1,936 17
Edwards 1,776 27
Pulaski 1,705 16
Calhoun 1,510 5
Stark 1,495 32
Gallatin 1,382 16
Alexander 1,266 14
Scott 1,244 11
Henderson 1,136 17
Putnam 1,118 8
Hardin 1,041 19
Pope 941 7


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