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Macon County officials report 344 coronavirus deaths, with 31,215 confirmed cases

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There have been 31,215 confirmed coronavirus cases in Macon County as of May 17, with 344 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Cook County (603,436 cases) and Chicago (600,647 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Cook County's death toll from the virus stands at 7,001, while Chicago recorded 7,389 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 728,360 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,496,821 were male and 1,688,334 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,437, while female deaths stood at 15,287.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 21,210 whites, 6,215 African-Americans, 4,680 Hispanics, 1,039 Asians, and 580 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

Coronavirus Stats by County as of May 17

County/JurisdictionPositive CasesDeaths
Illinois3,231,52433,724
Cook603,4367,001
Chicago600,6477,389
DuPage226,7621,721
Will170,7661,541
Lake160,8431,398
Kane132,6831,127
McHenry79,740485
Winnebago79,676826
Madison71,869793
Champaign67,456288
St. Clair65,028732
Sangamon57,029391
McLean52,655294
Peoria48,224519
Tazewell37,881466
Rock Island34,002481
Kendall32,831162
Macon31,215344
LaSalle29,916387
Kankakee29,501365
Vermilion28,334296
DeKalb24,771197
Williamson22,883251
Adams22,560209
Jackson15,896119
Whiteside15,849226
Coles15,551173
Ogle14,338128
Boone14,250118
Grundy13,074136
Macoupin13,013142
Henry12,944121
Knox12,764215
Franklin12,283166
Clinton12,079113
Marion11,947211
Stephenson11,749157
Jefferson11,170175
Livingston10,976136
Effingham10,721139
Woodford10,612111
Randolph10,573127
Christian10,347113
Fulton10,290127
Logan10,00587
Montgomery9,892105
Morgan9,690125
Monroe9,645128
Lee9,06379
Bureau8,475127
Saline7,94995
Perry7,51797
Iroquois7,320116
McDonough7,32093
Fayette7,162101
Douglas6,61855
Jersey6,33172
Shelby6,26777
Crawford6,26345
Lawrence5,49343
Union5,42764
Wayne5,32684
Edgar5,21059
Richland5,17174
Pike5,05167
Clark4,89852
Clay4,75969
Cass4,64435
Piatt4,58923
Johnson4,54140
Ford4,50867
De Witt4,44438
Hancock4,42948
White4,41449
Bond4,38031
Carroll4,31548
Jo Daviess4,12036
Mercer4,11647
Warren4,11384
Moultrie4,10544
Mason3,99260
Massac3,89268
Wabash3,73528
Greene3,67145
Menard3,57520
Washington3,45935
Cumberland3,38437
Marshall2,81431
Jasper2,69331
Brown2,43615
Hamilton2,18331
Schuyler1,98217
Edwards1,75028
Pulaski1,73320
Calhoun1,5435
Stark1,53933
Gallatin1,41717
Alexander1,29315
Scott1,28012
Henderson1,17319
Putnam1,1669
Hardin1,06020
Pope9618

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