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Jersey County officials report 70 coronavirus deaths, with 6,196 confirmed cases

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There have been 6,196 confirmed coronavirus cases in Jersey County as of March 25, with 70 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (564,482 cases) and Cook County (559,902 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 7,326, while Cook County recorded 6,912 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 56,891,628, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 686,426 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,423,741 were male and 1,593,037 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,219, while female deaths stood at 15,088.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 20,931 whites, 6,154 African-Americans, 4,633 Hispanics, 1,029 Asians, and 560 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

Coronavirus Stats by County as of March 25

County/JurisdictionPositive CasesDeaths
Illinois3,061,22433,307
Chicago564,4827,326
Cook559,9026,912
DuPage208,8741,694
Will161,2901,510
Lake148,7401,367
Kane125,5781,119
Winnebago76,227813
McHenry75,612477
Madison70,112784
St. Clair63,425723
Champaign62,067287
Sangamon54,664384
McLean49,410289
Peoria46,317512
Tazewell36,509461
Rock Island33,023472
Kendall30,824160
Macon30,341340
LaSalle28,819381
Kankakee28,723365
Vermilion27,841294
DeKalb23,228194
Williamson22,511247
Adams22,277208
Jackson15,501118
Whiteside15,311224
Coles15,225170
Ogle13,921128
Boone13,774116
Macoupin12,728141
Henry12,618118
Grundy12,582136
Knox12,511212
Franklin12,259165
Clinton11,892113
Marion11,883209
Stephenson11,459156
Jefferson11,036174
Livingston10,680136
Effingham10,611135
Randolph10,425123
Woodford10,332111
Christian10,155111
Fulton10,028126
Montgomery9,756104
Monroe9,451127
Logan9,45185
Morgan9,437125
Lee8,75079
Bureau8,325127
Saline7,84493
Perry7,44797
McDonough7,17090
Iroquois7,149113
Fayette7,081100
Douglas6,44155
Jersey6,19670
Shelby6,18674
Crawford6,18244
Lawrence5,47442
Union5,36164
Wayne5,28683
Richland5,15474
Edgar5,14759
Pike5,01665
Clark4,84452
Clay4,73568
Cass4,60335
Johnson4,45840
White4,39948
Ford4,39065
Piatt4,38323
Hancock4,37148
Bond4,31031
De Witt4,30837
Carroll4,23748
Moultrie4,05444
Jo Daviess4,01635
Mercer3,99347
Warren3,98882
Mason3,88760
Massac3,86066
Wabash3,71627
Greene3,59145
Menard3,49520
Washington3,42235
Cumberland3,34137
Marshall2,75931
Jasper2,67128
Brown2,40315
Hamilton2,17231
Schuyler1,94917
Edwards1,75428
Pulaski1,72019
Calhoun1,5205
Stark1,51032
Gallatin1,40316
Alexander1,27415
Scott1,25311
Henderson1,14918
Putnam1,1289
Hardin1,05020
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