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Perry County officials report 97 coronavirus deaths, with 7,494 confirmed cases

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There have been 7,494 confirmed coronavirus cases in Perry County as of May 6, with 97 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (588,055 cases) and Cook County (587,489 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 7,383, while Cook County recorded 6,980 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 0, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 713,148 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,470,362 were male and 1,653,254 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,395, while female deaths stood at 15,265.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 21,165 whites, 6,204 African-Americans, 4,677 Hispanics, 1,036 Asians, and 578 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

Coronavirus Stats by County as of May 6

County/JurisdictionPositive CasesDeaths
Illinois3,169,31533,660
Chicago588,0557,383
Cook587,4896,980
DuPage220,3931,715
Will167,1291,537
Lake156,3911,392
Kane130,0481,127
McHenry78,120485
Winnebago78,113821
Madison71,121792
Champaign66,133288
St. Clair64,409731
Sangamon56,021391
McLean51,682294
Peoria47,438519
Tazewell37,339464
Rock Island33,549479
Kendall31,968161
Macon30,913344
LaSalle29,421385
Kankakee29,158365
Vermilion28,159296
DeKalb24,138196
Williamson22,727251
Adams22,469209
Jackson15,716119
Whiteside15,622226
Coles15,475173
Ogle14,183128
Boone14,062118
Macoupin12,906142
Grundy12,903136
Henry12,812121
Knox12,653215
Franklin12,254166
Clinton12,023113
Marion11,914211
Stephenson11,601157
Jefferson11,143175
Livingston10,853136
Effingham10,698139
Randolph10,540126
Woodford10,506111
Christian10,296112
Fulton10,183127
Montgomery9,851105
Logan9,76787
Morgan9,612125
Monroe9,575128
Lee8,94579
Bureau8,422127
Saline7,90595
Perry7,49497
McDonough7,27492
Iroquois7,253116
Fayette7,137101
Douglas6,57355
Jersey6,29272
Shelby6,25277
Crawford6,22845
Lawrence5,49343
Union5,39264
Wayne5,30884
Edgar5,19959
Richland5,16474
Pike5,04267
Clark4,87052
Clay4,74769
Cass4,63035
Piatt4,54423
Johnson4,49240
Ford4,47267
White4,41149
Hancock4,40848
De Witt4,39237
Bond4,35931
Carroll4,28748
Moultrie4,09044
Jo Daviess4,07236
Warren4,07184
Mercer4,05647
Mason3,93360
Massac3,88468
Wabash3,72628
Greene3,64045
Menard3,54420
Washington3,44635
Cumberland3,37437
Marshall2,79531
Jasper2,68430
Brown2,42515
Hamilton2,18031
Schuyler1,96617
Edwards1,74428
Pulaski1,72619
Calhoun1,5305
Stark1,52333
Gallatin1,41017
Alexander1,28715
Scott1,26912
Henderson1,15619
Putnam1,1549
Hardin1,05520
Pope9608

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