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Perry County officials report 97 coronavirus deaths, with 7,449 confirmed cases

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There have been 7,449 confirmed coronavirus cases in Perry County as of March 28, with 97 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (565,068 cases) and Cook County (560,610 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 7,327, while Cook County recorded 6,917 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 57,077,967, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 686,897 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,424,877 were male and 1,594,379 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,229, while female deaths stood at 15,099.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 20,944 whites, 6,158 African-Americans, 4,635 Hispanics, 1,029 Asians, and 562 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

Coronavirus Stats by County as of March 28

County/JurisdictionPositive CasesDeaths
Illinois3,063,73533,328
Chicago565,0687,327
Cook560,6106,917
DuPage209,1111,696
Will161,4051,516
Lake148,9011,367
Kane125,6701,119
Winnebago76,261815
McHenry75,672477
Madison70,141785
St. Clair63,461723
Champaign62,122287
Sangamon54,688384
McLean49,451289
Peoria46,330512
Tazewell36,523461
Rock Island33,035473
Kendall30,850160
Macon30,355340
LaSalle28,829381
Kankakee28,736365
Vermilion27,840294
DeKalb23,248194
Williamson22,520247
Adams22,281208
Jackson15,501119
Whiteside15,312225
Coles15,227170
Ogle13,925128
Boone13,776116
Macoupin12,733141
Henry12,626118
Grundy12,589136
Knox12,514212
Franklin12,262165
Clinton11,901113
Marion11,880209
Stephenson11,461156
Jefferson11,057174
Livingston10,684136
Effingham10,626135
Randolph10,429123
Woodford10,338111
Christian10,161111
Fulton10,037126
Montgomery9,760104
Logan9,45385
Monroe9,451127
Morgan9,444125
Lee8,75479
Bureau8,332127
Saline7,84593
Perry7,44997
McDonough7,17290
Iroquois7,154114
Fayette7,082100
Douglas6,44155
Jersey6,19870
Shelby6,18974
Crawford6,18844
Lawrence5,47442
Union5,36564
Wayne5,28683
Edgar5,15759
Richland5,15574
Pike5,01865
Clark4,84452
Clay4,73468
Cass4,60335
Johnson4,45840
White4,39948
Ford4,39165
Piatt4,38923
Hancock4,37048
Bond4,31331
De Witt4,30937
Carroll4,23848
Moultrie4,05944
Jo Daviess4,01935
Mercer3,99547
Warren3,98982
Mason3,88960
Massac3,86166
Wabash3,71227
Greene3,59245
Menard3,49520
Washington3,42335
Cumberland3,34137
Marshall2,76131
Jasper2,67428
Brown2,40515
Hamilton2,17231
Schuyler1,95017
Edwards1,74828
Pulaski1,72119
Calhoun1,5205
Stark1,51132
Gallatin1,40316
Alexander1,27515
Scott1,25311
Henderson1,14918
Putnam1,1309
Hardin1,05220
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