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Tuesday, December 24, 2024

St. Clair County officials report 712 coronavirus deaths, with 62,953 confirmed cases

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There have been 62,953 confirmed coronavirus cases in St. Clair County as of Feb. 24, with 712 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (556,513 cases) and Cook County (552,069 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 7,210, while Cook County recorded 6,787 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 54,187,451, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 677,742 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,407,383 were male and 1,573,195 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 17,801, while female deaths stood at 14,779.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 20,450 whites, 6,012 African-Americans, 4,571 Hispanics, 1,016 Asians, and 531 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

Coronavirus Stats by County as of Feb. 24

County/JurisdictionPositive CasesDeaths
Illinois3,024,66332,580
Chicago556,5137,210
Cook552,0696,787
DuPage205,0451,669
Will159,5201,482
Lake146,6711,318
Kane124,2121,093
Winnebago75,583789
McHenry74,612456
Madison69,569765
St. Clair62,953712
Champaign61,384282
Sangamon54,059373
McLean48,910282
Peoria45,843498
Tazewell36,197451
Rock Island32,737460
Kendall30,434154
Macon30,156328
Kankakee28,526356
LaSalle28,509375
Vermilion27,771287
DeKalb22,930189
Williamson22,303240
Adams22,104199
Jackson15,349115
Whiteside15,136220
Coles15,086166
Ogle13,804128
Boone13,620110
Macoupin12,598137
Henry12,508116
Grundy12,473133
Knox12,423206
Franklin12,195160
Clinton11,799113
Marion11,763202
Stephenson11,356153
Jefferson10,947168
Livingston10,579134
Effingham10,535130
Randolph10,380120
Woodford10,237111
Christian10,006109
Fulton9,900119
Montgomery9,66098
Monroe9,403131
Morgan9,346123
Logan9,31684
Lee8,66677
Bureau8,249125
Saline7,74091
Perry7,34694
Iroquois7,090111
McDonough7,08885
Fayette7,02893
Douglas6,41452
Jersey6,16267
Shelby6,14370
Crawford6,12942
Lawrence5,46541
Union5,32363
Wayne5,23480
Richland5,14172
Edgar5,09057
Pike4,97465
Clark4,79250
Clay4,71865
Cass4,56835
Ford4,37364
Johnson4,37340
White4,36946
Hancock4,33845
Piatt4,32321
De Witt4,29335
Bond4,28729
Carroll4,18046
Moultrie4,03143
Warren3,95980
Jo Daviess3,95935
Mercer3,95545
Mason3,86259
Massac3,81064
Wabash3,75627
Greene3,57543
Menard3,46619
Washington3,39334
Cumberland3,33437
Marshall2,71730
Jasper2,66326
Brown2,37415
Hamilton2,15729
Schuyler1,93617
Edwards1,77427
Pulaski1,70817
Calhoun1,5125
Stark1,49732
Gallatin1,38316
Alexander1,26815
Scott1,24411
Henderson1,13717
Putnam1,1189
Hardin1,04119
Pope9427

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