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Will County officials report 1,537 coronavirus deaths, with 167,897 confirmed cases

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There have been 167,897 confirmed coronavirus cases in Will County as of May 9, with 1,537 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Cook County (591,758 cases) and Chicago (590,714 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Cook County's death toll from the virus stands at 6,984, while Chicago recorded 7,384 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 716,668 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,476,650 were male and 1,661,284 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,403, while female deaths stood at 15,266.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 21,173 whites, 6,204 African-Americans, 4,677 Hispanics, 1,037 Asians, and 578 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

Coronavirus Stats by County as of May 9

County/JurisdictionPositive CasesDeaths
Illinois3,183,74233,669
Cook591,7586,984
Chicago590,7147,384
DuPage222,0901,715
Will167,8971,537
Lake157,4451,393
Kane130,7121,127
McHenry78,452485
Winnebago78,442821
Madison71,260792
Champaign66,475288
St. Clair64,541731
Sangamon56,175391
McLean51,894294
Peoria47,593519
Tazewell37,434465
Rock Island33,622479
Kendall32,197161
Macon30,986344
LaSalle29,528386
Kankakee29,216365
Vermilion28,194296
DeKalb24,288196
Williamson22,740251
Adams22,479209
Jackson15,752119
Whiteside15,664226
Coles15,491173
Ogle14,226128
Boone14,095118
Grundy12,945136
Macoupin12,928142
Henry12,830121
Knox12,666215
Franklin12,255166
Clinton12,028113
Marion11,916211
Stephenson11,620157
Jefferson11,146175
Livingston10,868136
Effingham10,701139
Randolph10,547126
Woodford10,525111
Christian10,305113
Fulton10,204127
Montgomery9,858105
Logan9,81887
Morgan9,629125
Monroe9,599128
Lee8,97279
Bureau8,426127
Saline7,91595
Perry7,49897
McDonough7,27692
Iroquois7,260116
Fayette7,142101
Douglas6,58155
Jersey6,29972
Shelby6,25277
Crawford6,23345
Lawrence5,49443
Union5,40464
Wayne5,31284
Edgar5,20159
Richland5,16474
Pike5,04467
Clark4,87552
Clay4,74769
Cass4,63235
Piatt4,55423
Johnson4,50140
Ford4,47667
White4,41249
Hancock4,41248
De Witt4,40437
Bond4,36031
Carroll4,29248
Moultrie4,09244
Jo Daviess4,08236
Warren4,07884
Mercer4,05947
Mason3,94560
Massac3,88668
Wabash3,72628
Greene3,65145
Menard3,54820
Washington3,45135
Cumberland3,37537
Marshall2,79931
Jasper2,68830
Brown2,42615
Hamilton2,18131
Schuyler1,96817
Edwards1,74628
Pulaski1,72619
Calhoun1,5315
Stark1,52733
Gallatin1,41117
Alexander1,28715
Scott1,27112
Henderson1,15819
Putnam1,1559
Hardin1,05720
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