Macon Reporter

There have been 18,764 confirmed coronavirus cases in Macon County as of Dec. 22, with 270 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (380,014 cases) and Cook County (369,716 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 6,184, while Cook County recorded 5,627 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 42,986,170, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 401,187 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 944,450 were male and 1,032,674 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 14,884, while female deaths stood at 12,473.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 16,971 whites, 4,991 African-Americans, 4,061 Hispanics, 896 Asians, and 438 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

County/Jurisdiction	Positive Cases	Deaths
Illinois	2,002,360	27,357
Chicago	380,014	6,184
Cook	369,716	5,627
DuPage	130,919	1,435
Will	110,581	1,217
Lake	95,455	1,134
Kane	80,744	938
Winnebago	52,113	636
Madison	46,271	641
McHenry	44,204	361
St. Clair	41,400	630
Champaign	34,103	219
Peoria	31,889	401
Sangamon	30,639	306
McLean	28,166	240
Tazewell	25,197	373
Rock Island	22,952	399
Kankakee	21,355	285
Kendall	20,017	125
Macon	18,764	270
Vermilion	18,304	232
LaSalle	18,099	305
Adams	15,685	164
DeKalb	14,946	154
Williamson	13,828	197
Whiteside	10,079	195
Boone	9,697	89
Ogle	9,675	106
Coles	9,405	142
Grundy	9,223	96
Jackson	8,950	100
Knox	8,459	181
Franklin	8,316	128
Macoupin	8,255	120
Henry	8,184	94
Marion	8,085	158
Stephenson	8,074	121
Clinton	7,937	107
Effingham	7,707	113
Jefferson	7,326	149
Livingston	7,053	113
Woodford	7,027	95
Christian	6,485	84
Fulton	6,308	90
Randolph	6,064	107
Monroe	6,045	107
Logan	5,908	77
Montgomery	5,868	85
Morgan	5,865	103
Lee	5,727	67
Bureau	5,450	103
Iroquois	5,198	87
Fayette	4,973	72
Saline	4,852	74
Perry	4,751	80
McDonough	4,507	70
Shelby	4,294	54
Jersey	4,137	55
Douglas	3,957	38
Crawford	3,790	32
Lawrence	3,788	37
Union	3,498	52
Wayne	3,464	66
Pike	3,405	58
Richland	3,398	66
Edgar	3,359	51
Hancock	3,300	36
Clay	3,246	55
Clark	3,188	45
White	3,063	33
Cass	3,005	31
Bond	2,957	28
Carroll	2,951	41
Ford	2,931	59
Warren	2,869	70
Moultrie	2,854	36
Jo Daviess	2,824	32
De Witt	2,803	32
Piatt	2,764	16
Mercer	2,650	37
Johnson	2,646	32
Mason	2,580	53
Massac	2,552	56
Greene	2,460	40
Washington	2,367	30
Wabash	2,357	19
Cumberland	2,274	29
Menard	2,092	15
Jasper	1,878	21
Marshall	1,793	23
Hamilton	1,495	24
Schuyler	1,256	14
Edwards	1,233	20
Brown	1,194	13
Pulaski	1,175	15
Stark	994	29
Calhoun	926	4
Gallatin	897	10
Henderson	866	15
Alexander	858	13
Scott	853	7
Putnam	746	6
Hardin	742	16
Pope	678	7