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Douglas County officials report 55 coronavirus deaths, with 6,594 confirmed cases

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There have been 6,594 confirmed coronavirus cases in Douglas County as of May 11, with 55 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Cook County (594,369 cases) and Chicago (593,059 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Cook County's death toll from the virus stands at 6,988, while Chicago recorded 7,388 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 719,661 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,481,507 were male and 1,667,752 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,413, while female deaths stood at 15,282.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 21,192 whites, 6,207 African-Americans, 4,678 Hispanics, 1,039 Asians, and 579 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

Coronavirus Stats by County as of May 11

County/JurisdictionPositive CasesDeaths
Illinois3,195,24433,695
Cook594,3696,988
Chicago593,0597,388
DuPage223,2711,720
Will168,5871,538
Lake158,2991,395
Kane131,1941,127
McHenry78,779485
Winnebago78,735824
Madison71,410793
Champaign66,809288
St. Clair64,648732
Sangamon56,394391
McLean52,074294
Peoria47,727519
Tazewell37,522466
Rock Island33,686480
Kendall32,345162
Macon31,046344
LaSalle29,627386
Kankakee29,284365
Vermilion28,231296
DeKalb24,417196
Williamson22,783251
Adams22,496209
Jackson15,784119
Whiteside15,710226
Coles15,506173
Ogle14,258128
Boone14,122118
Grundy12,979136
Macoupin12,949142
Henry12,854121
Knox12,692215
Franklin12,261166
Clinton12,043113
Marion11,925211
Stephenson11,651157
Jefferson11,153175
Livingston10,887136
Effingham10,706139
Randolph10,554126
Woodford10,543111
Christian10,316113
Fulton10,227127
Logan9,87287
Montgomery9,863105
Morgan9,642125
Monroe9,612128
Lee8,99479
Bureau8,445127
Saline7,92295
Perry7,50597
McDonough7,29192
Iroquois7,279116
Fayette7,150101
Douglas6,59455
Jersey6,31072
Shelby6,25877
Crawford6,24145
Lawrence5,48743
Union5,41064
Wayne5,31884
Edgar5,20259
Richland5,16674
Pike5,04467
Clark4,88152
Clay4,74869
Cass4,63835
Piatt4,56323
Johnson4,53140
Ford4,48967
Hancock4,41748
White4,41349
De Witt4,40938
Bond4,36431
Carroll4,30048
Moultrie4,09644
Jo Daviess4,09136
Warren4,08084
Mercer4,07447
Mason3,96660
Massac3,88668
Wabash3,72828
Greene3,65845
Menard3,55220
Washington3,45435
Cumberland3,37737
Marshall2,80431
Jasper2,69031
Brown2,42815
Hamilton2,18131
Schuyler1,97117
Edwards1,74828
Pulaski1,72819
Calhoun1,5315
Stark1,52933
Gallatin1,41417
Alexander1,28815
Scott1,27512
Henderson1,16319
Putnam1,1569
Hardin1,05920
Pope9598

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