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Will County officials report 1,492 coronavirus deaths, with 159,756 confirmed cases

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There have been 159,756 confirmed coronavirus cases in Will County as of Feb. 28, with 1,492 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (558,048 cases) and Cook County (553,142 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 7,230, while Cook County recorded 6,821 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 54,645,376, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 679,390 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,410,366 were male and 1,576,680 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 17,902, while female deaths stood at 14,861.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 20,578 whites, 6,048 African-Americans, 4,585 Hispanics, 1,017 Asians, and 535 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

Coronavirus Stats by County as of Feb. 28

County/JurisdictionPositive CasesDeaths
Illinois3,031,22032,763
Chicago558,0487,230
Cook553,1426,821
DuPage205,6111,677
Will159,7561,492
Lake147,0701,330
Kane124,4351,097
Winnebago75,733796
McHenry74,815461
Madison69,691769
St. Clair63,050715
Champaign61,498284
Sangamon54,187375
McLean48,994285
Peoria45,945501
Tazewell36,252453
Rock Island32,818466
Kendall30,495155
Macon30,205331
LaSalle28,569375
Kankakee28,564356
Vermilion27,795287
DeKalb22,983189
Williamson22,355242
Adams22,142200
Jackson15,388116
Whiteside15,175222
Coles15,114166
Ogle13,835128
Boone13,652113
Macoupin12,630137
Henry12,533116
Grundy12,505133
Knox12,454207
Franklin12,219163
Clinton11,810113
Marion11,788206
Stephenson11,376153
Jefferson10,973170
Livingston10,599136
Effingham10,550131
Randolph10,382121
Woodford10,258111
Christian10,046110
Fulton9,930124
Montgomery9,694100
Monroe9,413131
Logan9,36284
Morgan9,360125
Lee8,68277
Bureau8,265126
Saline7,77092
Perry7,37195
McDonough7,11386
Iroquois7,091111
Fayette7,03694
Douglas6,42753
Jersey6,16767
Shelby6,15472
Crawford6,13942
Lawrence5,46941
Union5,32963
Wayne5,24381
Richland5,14673
Edgar5,09457
Pike4,98565
Clark4,80051
Clay4,72565
Cass4,57435
Johnson4,39640
Ford4,37864
White4,37448
Hancock4,34945
Piatt4,33922
De Witt4,29336
Bond4,28929
Carroll4,19746
Moultrie4,03644
Jo Daviess3,97535
Warren3,96780
Mercer3,96446
Mason3,86859
Massac3,82466
Wabash3,72327
Greene3,57643
Menard3,47219
Washington3,39934
Cumberland3,33537
Marshall2,72430
Jasper2,66626
Brown2,38515
Hamilton2,16129
Schuyler1,93717
Edwards1,76327
Pulaski1,71218
Calhoun1,5135
Stark1,50032
Gallatin1,38916
Alexander1,26915
Scott1,24411
Henderson1,14517
Putnam1,1209
Hardin1,04319
Pope9448

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