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Perry County officials report 93 coronavirus deaths, with 7,282 confirmed cases

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There have been 7,282 confirmed coronavirus cases in Perry County as of Feb. 18, with 93 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (554,830 cases) and Cook County (550,433 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 7,163, while Cook County recorded 6,721 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 53,621,982, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 675,054 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,402,410 were male and 1,567,273 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 17,638, while female deaths stood at 14,661.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 20,253 whites, 5,951 African-Americans, 4,534 Hispanics, 1,011 Asians, and 550 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

Coronavirus Stats by County as of Feb. 18

County/JurisdictionPositive CasesDeaths
Illinois3,013,70932,299
Chicago554,8307,163
Cook550,4336,721
DuPage204,1941,658
Will159,0551,467
Lake145,9841,300
Kane123,8001,085
Winnebago75,314781
McHenry74,315448
Madison69,286758
St. Clair62,729709
Champaign61,130281
Sangamon53,844369
McLean48,687279
Peoria45,642492
Tazewell36,051448
Rock Island32,633458
Kendall30,316152
Macon30,044328
Kankakee28,464353
LaSalle28,390374
Vermilion27,707284
DeKalb22,853188
Williamson22,206236
Adams21,985198
Jackson15,248114
Whiteside15,071220
Coles15,020163
Ogle13,724128
Boone13,554108
Macoupin12,549136
Henry12,460116
Grundy12,431132
Knox12,367206
Franklin12,150157
Clinton11,764113
Marion11,704199
Stephenson11,309152
Jefferson10,891167
Livingston10,553133
Effingham10,504127
Randolph10,333119
Woodford10,204110
Christian9,922107
Fulton9,859119
Montgomery9,61297
Monroe9,368130
Logan9,28484
Morgan9,270121
Lee8,62977
Bureau8,219124
Saline7,68588
Perry7,28293
Iroquois7,062111
McDonough7,05184
Fayette7,01493
Douglas6,39952
Jersey6,14366
Shelby6,11369
Crawford6,10641
Lawrence5,44641
Union5,28963
Wayne5,21179
Richland5,13172
Edgar5,04957
Pike4,96664
Clark4,76949
Clay4,69563
Cass4,56035
Ford4,36763
White4,35445
Johnson4,33840
Hancock4,31943
Piatt4,29521
De Witt4,28135
Bond4,27830
Carroll4,16646
Moultrie4,02143
Warren3,94779
Jo Daviess3,94335
Mercer3,94144
Mason3,85059
Massac3,78064
Wabash3,74424
Greene3,56943
Menard3,45219
Washington3,38034
Cumberland3,32737
Marshall2,69729
Jasper2,65425
Brown2,36315
Hamilton2,14229
Schuyler1,93217
Edwards1,76727
Pulaski1,69816
Calhoun1,5065
Stark1,48932
Gallatin1,37715
Alexander1,26514
Scott1,24411
Henderson1,13117
Putnam1,1198
Hardin1,03919
Pope9417

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