Dupage Policy Journal

There have been 159,445 confirmed coronavirus cases in Will County as of Feb. 23, with 1,477 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (556,111 cases) and Cook County (551,957 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 7,199, while Cook County recorded 6,781 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 54,055,396, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 677,267 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,406,492 were male and 1,572,152 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 17,765, while female deaths stood at 14,752.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 20,406 whites, 5,998 African-Americans, 4,569 Hispanics, 1,015 Asians, and 529 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

County/Jurisdiction	Positive Cases	Deaths
Illinois	3,022,684	32,517
Chicago	556,111	7,199
Cook	551,957	6,781
DuPage	204,842	1,667
Will	159,445	1,477
Lake	146,561	1,315
Kane	124,147	1,091
Winnebago	75,529	789
McHenry	74,570	456
Madison	69,481	760
St. Clair	62,910	710
Champaign	61,356	283
Sangamon	54,025	372
McLean	48,870	282
Peoria	45,822	498
Tazewell	36,175	450
Rock Island	32,722	459
Kendall	30,418	153
Macon	30,139	328
Kankakee	28,522	356
LaSalle	28,482	374
Vermilion	27,764	286
DeKalb	22,914	188
Williamson	22,275	237
Adams	22,082	199
Jackson	15,328	115
Whiteside	15,120	220
Coles	15,076	165
Ogle	13,780	128
Boone	13,608	110
Macoupin	12,587	137
Henry	12,501	116
Grundy	12,465	133
Knox	12,415	206
Franklin	12,189	159
Clinton	11,790	113
Marion	11,738	201
Stephenson	11,349	152
Jefferson	10,936	168
Livingston	10,576	134
Effingham	10,526	129
Randolph	10,374	119
Woodford	10,233	111
Christian	9,980	108
Fulton	9,891	119
Montgomery	9,640	98
Monroe	9,397	131
Morgan	9,342	123
Logan	9,311	84
Lee	8,660	77
Bureau	8,243	124
Saline	7,729	89
Perry	7,335	94
Iroquois	7,086	111
McDonough	7,081	85
Fayette	7,022	93
Douglas	6,412	52
Jersey	6,153	66
Shelby	6,132	69
Crawford	6,123	42
Lawrence	5,462	41
Union	5,311	63
Wayne	5,228	80
Richland	5,140	72
Edgar	5,082	57
Pike	4,974	64
Clark	4,787	50
Clay	4,712	65
Cass	4,568	35
Ford	4,373	64
White	4,366	45
Johnson	4,366	40
Hancock	4,337	45
Piatt	4,318	21
De Witt	4,295	35
Bond	4,283	30
Carroll	4,179	46
Moultrie	4,027	43
Warren	3,956	79
Jo Daviess	3,956	35
Mercer	3,955	45
Mason	3,858	59
Massac	3,807	64
Wabash	3,759	26
Greene	3,573	43
Menard	3,462	19
Washington	3,391	34
Cumberland	3,332	37
Marshall	2,712	30
Jasper	2,661	26
Brown	2,374	15
Hamilton	2,154	29
Schuyler	1,936	17
Edwards	1,776	27
Pulaski	1,705	16
Calhoun	1,510	5
Stark	1,495	32
Gallatin	1,382	16
Alexander	1,266	14
Scott	1,244	11
Henderson	1,136	17
Putnam	1,118	8
Hardin	1,041	19
Pope	941	7