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Clay County officials report 68 coronavirus deaths, with 4,740 confirmed cases

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There have been 4,740 confirmed coronavirus cases in Clay County as of April 21, with 68 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (576,027 cases) and Cook County (572,486 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 7,358, while Cook County recorded 6,962 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 697,572 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,445,107 were male and 1,620,148 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,343, while female deaths stood at 15,216.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 21,101 whites, 6,191 African-Americans, 4,663 Hispanics, 1,031 Asians, and 573 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

Coronavirus Stats by County as of April 21

County/JurisdictionPositive CasesDeaths
Illinois3,110,22933,559
Chicago576,0277,358
Cook572,4866,962
DuPage213,7001,706
Will163,8121,533
Lake151,9901,386
Kane127,4011,125
Winnebago76,898819
McHenry76,629480
Madison70,554791
Champaign64,437288
St. Clair63,838730
Sangamon55,208390
McLean50,480291
Peoria46,848518
Tazewell36,862464
Rock Island33,249477
Kendall31,307161
Macon30,614344
LaSalle29,083384
Kankakee28,931365
Vermilion27,986296
DeKalb23,594194
Williamson22,609249
Adams22,369209
Jackson15,594119
Whiteside15,420225
Coles15,355173
Ogle14,024128
Boone13,868117
Macoupin12,807142
Grundy12,723136
Henry12,720120
Knox12,549215
Franklin12,235165
Clinton11,978113
Marion11,877211
Stephenson11,505157
Jefferson11,105175
Livingston10,760136
Effingham10,673136
Randolph10,480125
Woodford10,422111
Christian10,249111
Fulton10,093126
Montgomery9,820105
Logan9,56787
Morgan9,518125
Monroe9,512127
Lee8,80179
Bureau8,373127
Saline7,88495
Perry7,47397
McDonough7,21892
Iroquois7,198115
Fayette7,103101
Douglas6,48355
Jersey6,24872
Shelby6,22177
Crawford6,20445
Lawrence5,48743
Union5,37664
Wayne5,30184
Edgar5,17259
Richland5,16174
Pike5,03667
Clark4,85452
Clay4,74068
Cass4,61935
Piatt4,49223
Johnson4,46940
Ford4,43265
White4,40349
Hancock4,38448
De Witt4,33837
Bond4,33731
Carroll4,25048
Moultrie4,07344
Jo Daviess4,03536
Mercer4,01747
Warren4,01684
Mason3,91260
Massac3,87368
Wabash3,71328
Greene3,61445
Menard3,51720
Washington3,43335
Cumberland3,36037
Marshall2,77231
Jasper2,67830
Brown2,40915
Hamilton2,17731
Schuyler1,95817
Edwards1,74228
Pulaski1,72419
Calhoun1,5235
Stark1,51733
Gallatin1,40717
Alexander1,28515
Scott1,26011
Henderson1,15219
Putnam1,1489
Hardin1,05420
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