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Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Lake County officials report 1,306 coronavirus deaths, with 146,402 confirmed cases

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There have been 146,402 confirmed coronavirus cases in Lake County as of Feb. 22, with 1,306 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (555,774 cases) and Cook County (551,514 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 7,177, while Cook County recorded 6,759 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 53,968,881, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 676,622 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,405,301 were male and 1,570,663 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 17,719, while female deaths stood at 14,712.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 20,356 whites, 5,982 African-Americans, 4,553 Hispanics, 1,013 Asians, and 527 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

Coronavirus Stats by County as of Feb. 22

County/JurisdictionPositive CasesDeaths
Illinois3,019,95132,431
Chicago555,7747,177
Cook551,5146,759
DuPage204,6241,663
Will159,3281,474
Lake146,4021,306
Kane124,0291,089
Winnebago75,463786
McHenry74,475455
Madison69,431760
St. Clair62,873709
Champaign61,307283
Sangamon53,982370
McLean48,766280
Peoria45,770497
Tazewell36,137450
Rock Island32,694458
Kendall30,387153
Macon30,123328
Kankakee28,503355
LaSalle28,460374
Vermilion27,740285
DeKalb22,892188
Williamson22,254237
Adams22,052198
Jackson15,312115
Whiteside15,101220
Coles15,051164
Ogle13,752128
Boone13,597110
Macoupin12,576137
Henry12,494116
Grundy12,454133
Knox12,406206
Franklin12,181159
Clinton11,783113
Marion11,734201
Stephenson11,334152
Jefferson10,926168
Livingston10,566134
Effingham10,518128
Randolph10,356119
Woodford10,217111
Christian9,948107
Fulton9,881119
Montgomery9,63398
Monroe9,385130
Morgan9,305123
Logan9,29484
Lee8,64576
Bureau8,237124
Saline7,71589
Perry7,32294
Iroquois7,079111
McDonough7,06384
Fayette7,01893
Douglas6,40952
Jersey6,15066
Shelby6,12869
Crawford6,12141
Lawrence5,45741
Union5,30663
Wayne5,22780
Richland5,13572
Edgar5,06957
Pike4,97064
Clark4,78150
Clay4,70964
Cass4,56335
Ford4,37364
White4,36345
Johnson4,36240
Hancock4,32845
Piatt4,30921
De Witt4,29035
Bond4,28030
Carroll4,17446
Moultrie4,02443
Warren3,95579
Jo Daviess3,95135
Mercer3,94645
Mason3,85759
Massac3,80364
Wabash3,74725
Greene3,57243
Menard3,45619
Washington3,38734
Cumberland3,33137
Marshall2,70730
Jasper2,66026
Brown2,36715
Hamilton2,15329
Schuyler1,93517
Edwards1,77527
Pulaski1,70216
Calhoun1,5095
Stark1,49432
Gallatin1,38115
Alexander1,26614
Scott1,24411
Henderson1,13417
Putnam1,1188
Hardin1,04019
Pope9417

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