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Douglas County officials report 55 coronavirus deaths, with 6,609 confirmed cases

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There have been 6,609 confirmed coronavirus cases in Douglas County as of May 13, with 55 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Cook County (597,769 cases) and Chicago (596,145 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Cook County's death toll from the virus stands at 6,992, while Chicago recorded 7,389 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 723,341 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,487,462 were male and 1,675,746 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,420, while female deaths stood at 15,285.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 21,199 whites, 6,209 African-Americans, 4,678 Hispanics, 1,039 Asians, and 580 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

Coronavirus Stats by County as of May 13

County/JurisdictionPositive CasesDeaths
Illinois3,209,34133,705
Cook597,7696,992
Chicago596,1457,389
DuPage224,6311,721
Will169,4471,539
Lake159,1791,395
Kane131,7511,127
McHenry79,189485
Winnebago79,104825
Madison71,577793
Champaign67,086288
St. Clair64,790732
Sangamon56,637391
McLean52,348294
Peoria47,902519
Tazewell37,644466
Rock Island33,837480
Kendall32,538162
Macon31,113344
LaSalle29,734387
Kankakee29,350365
Vermilion28,275296
DeKalb24,537196
Williamson22,816251
Adams22,525209
Jackson15,840119
Whiteside15,768226
Coles15,526173
Ogle14,285128
Boone14,162118
Grundy13,009136
Macoupin12,975142
Henry12,884121
Knox12,722215
Franklin12,272166
Clinton12,066113
Marion11,933211
Stephenson11,687157
Jefferson11,159175
Livingston10,928136
Effingham10,711139
Woodford10,578111
Randolph10,567126
Christian10,330113
Fulton10,257127
Logan9,92287
Montgomery9,872105
Morgan9,661125
Monroe9,633128
Lee9,02079
Bureau8,461127
Saline7,93595
Perry7,50997
McDonough7,30393
Iroquois7,294116
Fayette7,155101
Douglas6,60955
Jersey6,32072
Shelby6,26277
Crawford6,24945
Lawrence5,48943
Union5,41564
Wayne5,32084
Edgar5,20959
Richland5,16774
Pike5,05067
Clark4,88752
Clay4,75069
Cass4,64035
Piatt4,57523
Johnson4,53840
Ford4,49667
De Witt4,42438
Hancock4,42048
White4,41349
Bond4,37031
Carroll4,30148
Jo Daviess4,10536
Moultrie4,10044
Warren4,08984
Mercer4,08747
Mason3,98060
Massac3,88768
Wabash3,73028
Greene3,66345
Menard3,56020
Washington3,45535
Cumberland3,38137
Marshall2,80931
Jasper2,69131
Brown2,43015
Hamilton2,18131
Schuyler1,97717
Edwards1,74928
Pulaski1,73019
Calhoun1,5375
Stark1,53633
Gallatin1,41517
Alexander1,28815
Scott1,27612
Henderson1,16619
Putnam1,1589
Hardin1,05920
Pope9608

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