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Will County officials report 1,546 coronavirus deaths, with 172,491 confirmed cases

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There have been 172,491 confirmed coronavirus cases in Will County as of May 23, with 1,546 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Cook County (611,031 cases) and Chicago (607,893 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Cook County's death toll from the virus stands at 7,011, while Chicago recorded 7,398 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 736,191 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,510,600 were male and 1,706,687 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,467, while female deaths stood at 15,312.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 21,253 whites, 6,220 African-Americans, 4,682 Hispanics, 1,041 Asians, and 583 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

Coronavirus Stats by County as of May 23

County/JurisdictionPositive CasesDeaths
Illinois3,263,96633,779
Cook611,0317,011
Chicago607,8937,398
DuPage229,5851,726
Will172,4911,546
Lake163,0651,399
Kane133,9721,129
McHenry80,500485
Winnebago80,452827
Madison72,357793
Champaign68,090288
St. Clair65,579732
Sangamon57,746392
McLean53,211297
Peoria48,776519
Tazewell38,253468
Rock Island34,183484
Kendall33,210162
Macon31,416345
LaSalle30,142387
Kankakee29,673366
Vermilion28,462296
DeKalb25,063199
Williamson22,987251
Adams22,611210
Jackson16,021121
Whiteside15,966226
Coles15,590173
Ogle14,403128
Boone14,358119
Grundy13,169136
Macoupin13,073142
Henry13,012121
Knox12,878215
Franklin12,313166
Clinton12,127113
Marion11,966211
Stephenson11,865157
Jefferson11,195175
Livingston11,036136
Effingham10,735139
Woodford10,674111
Randolph10,592127
Christian10,397113
Fulton10,340127
Logan10,15187
Montgomery9,915105
Morgan9,754125
Monroe9,687129
Lee9,13379
Bureau8,499127
Saline7,97096
Perry7,53397
Iroquois7,360116
McDonough7,34693
Fayette7,172101
Douglas6,63255
Jersey6,36172
Shelby6,28477
Crawford6,27245
Lawrence5,50143
Union5,44965
Wayne5,33684
Edgar5,24659
Richland5,17874
Pike5,05767
Clark4,90952
Clay4,77069
Cass4,65035
Piatt4,61423
Johnson4,55340
Ford4,53367
De Witt4,46839
Hancock4,44548
White4,41849
Bond4,39931
Carroll4,33148
Jo Daviess4,14736
Mercer4,14647
Warren4,14084
Moultrie4,12144
Mason4,02960
Massac3,91068
Wabash3,74428
Greene3,68346
Menard3,60420
Washington3,46835
Cumberland3,38837
Marshall2,82731
Jasper2,69431
Brown2,44115
Hamilton2,18631
Schuyler1,99217
Edwards1,75628
Pulaski1,73620
Calhoun1,5495
Stark1,54833
Gallatin1,42517
Alexander1,29915
Scott1,28412
Henderson1,18719
Putnam1,1759
Hardin1,06220
Pope9648

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