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Will County officials report 1,529 coronavirus deaths, with 162,230 confirmed cases

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There have been 162,230 confirmed coronavirus cases in Will County as of April 8, with 1,529 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (569,092 cases) and Cook County (565,054 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 7,337, while Cook County recorded 6,945 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 57,898,053, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 690,590 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,432,290 were male and 1,603,463 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,291, while female deaths stood at 15,174.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 21,030 whites, 6,179 African-Americans, 4,652 Hispanics, 1,030 Asians, and 574 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

Coronavirus Stats by County as of April 8

County/JurisdictionPositive CasesDeaths
Illinois3,080,43633,465
Chicago569,0927,337
Cook565,0546,945
DuPage210,6071,701
Will162,2301,529
Lake149,9351,376
Kane126,2671,122
Winnebago76,495819
McHenry75,957480
Madison70,321788
St. Clair63,577726
Champaign62,825287
Sangamon54,881386
McLean49,801290
Peoria46,508518
Tazewell36,624462
Rock Island33,099476
Kendall31,010161
Macon30,447343
LaSalle28,931383
Kankakee28,827365
Vermilion27,891294
DeKalb23,371194
Williamson22,559249
Adams22,297209
Jackson15,546119
Whiteside15,353225
Coles15,287171
Ogle13,981128
Boone13,814117
Macoupin12,771142
Henry12,655120
Grundy12,640136
Knox12,520214
Franklin12,271165
Clinton11,965113
Marion11,858210
Stephenson11,478157
Jefferson11,097175
Livingston10,707136
Effingham10,655135
Randolph10,464125
Woodford10,370111
Christian10,221111
Fulton10,055126
Montgomery9,793105
Logan9,50087
Morgan9,494125
Monroe9,486127
Lee8,77179
Bureau8,341127
Saline7,86593
Perry7,46497
McDonough7,18091
Iroquois7,173114
Fayette7,087101
Douglas6,45955
Jersey6,22172
Shelby6,20076
Crawford6,19445
Lawrence5,48442
Union5,36964
Wayne5,28984
Edgar5,16259
Richland5,15874
Pike5,03066
Clark4,85052
Clay4,73368
Cass4,60835
Johnson4,46740
Piatt4,40623
White4,40549
Ford4,40265
Hancock4,37948
Bond4,32431
De Witt4,32337
Carroll4,24448
Moultrie4,06544
Jo Daviess4,03136
Mercer4,00647
Warren3,99984
Mason3,89460
Massac3,87068
Wabash3,71428
Greene3,59445
Menard3,49620
Washington3,42735
Cumberland3,34837
Marshall2,76431
Jasper2,67430
Brown2,40815
Hamilton2,17831
Schuyler1,95517
Edwards1,74428
Pulaski1,72019
Calhoun1,5215
Stark1,51132
Gallatin1,40717
Alexander1,28115
Scott1,25611
Henderson1,14818
Putnam1,1359
Hardin1,05320
Pope9558

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