Metro East Sun

There have been 69,833 confirmed coronavirus cases in Madison County as of March 7, with 777 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (559,635 cases) and Cook County (554,917 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 7,277, while Cook County recorded 6,846 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 55,333,070, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 681,587 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,414,138 were male and 1,581,403 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,023, while female deaths stood at 14,933.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 20,694 whites, 6,085 African-Americans, 4,605 Hispanics, 1,023 Asians, and 549 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

County/Jurisdiction	Positive Cases	Deaths
Illinois	3,039,806	32,956
Chicago	559,635	7,277
Cook	554,917	6,846
DuPage	206,388	1,681
Will	160,098	1,500
Lake	147,567	1,338
Kane	124,781	1,105
Winnebago	75,908	800
McHenry	75,084	467
Madison	69,833	777
St. Clair	63,209	716
Champaign	61,641	286
Sangamon	54,361	381
McLean	49,132	287
Peoria	46,076	508
Tazewell	36,330	457
Rock Island	32,894	467
Kendall	30,574	156
Macon	30,268	334
LaSalle	28,669	377
Kankakee	28,635	359
Vermilion	27,827	287
DeKalb	23,059	192
Williamson	22,426	244
Adams	22,213	201
Jackson	15,438	118
Whiteside	15,231	222
Coles	15,150	167
Ogle	13,869	128
Boone	13,703	115
Macoupin	12,666	137
Henry	12,572	116
Grundy	12,540	134
Knox	12,477	208
Franklin	12,236	164
Clinton	11,834	113
Marion	11,810	206
Stephenson	11,412	154
Jefferson	10,997	171
Livingston	10,639	136
Effingham	10,572	132
Randolph	10,395	121
Woodford	10,283	111
Christian	10,091	110
Fulton	9,954	126
Montgomery	9,740	100
Monroe	9,432	130
Logan	9,389	84
Morgan	9,384	125
Lee	8,713	78
Bureau	8,295	126
Saline	7,803	92
Perry	7,397	97
McDonough	7,133	87
Iroquois	7,106	111
Fayette	7,053	97
Douglas	6,431	53
Jersey	6,170	68
Crawford	6,162	44
Shelby	6,160	73
Lawrence	5,480	41
Union	5,336	63
Wayne	5,265	82
Richland	5,148	74
Edgar	5,114	58
Pike	4,996	65
Clark	4,813	52
Clay	4,731	67
Cass	4,581	35
Johnson	4,425	40
White	4,389	48
Ford	4,385	64
Hancock	4,361	45
Piatt	4,356	22
De Witt	4,296	37
Bond	4,295	29
Carroll	4,220	47
Moultrie	4,045	44
Jo Daviess	3,989	35
Warren	3,979	81
Mercer	3,975	47
Mason	3,874	59
Massac	3,839	66
Wabash	3,694	27
Greene	3,579	44
Menard	3,481	19
Washington	3,407	34
Cumberland	3,336	37
Marshall	2,737	31
Jasper	2,668	26
Brown	2,393	15
Hamilton	2,164	31
Schuyler	1,939	17
Edwards	1,748	27
Pulaski	1,716	18
Calhoun	1,516	5
Stark	1,506	32
Gallatin	1,393	16
Alexander	1,271	15
Scott	1,244	11
Henderson	1,147	17
Putnam	1,122	9
Hardin	1,047	19
Pope	950	8