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Putnam County officials report nine coronavirus deaths, with 1,172 confirmed cases

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There have been 1,172 confirmed coronavirus cases in Putnam County as of May 18, with nine deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Cook County (604,658 cases) and Chicago (601,689 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Cook County's death toll from the virus stands at 7,002, 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 729,738 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,499,251 were male and 1,691,570 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,445, while female deaths stood at 15,290.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 21,220 whites, 6,216 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 18

County/JurisdictionPositive CasesDeaths
Illinois3,237,28733,735
Cook604,6587,002
Chicago601,6897,389
DuPage227,3311,724
Will171,1201,542
Lake161,2561,398
Kane132,9091,127
McHenry79,884485
Winnebago79,812826
Madison72,000793
Champaign67,596288
St. Clair65,139732
Sangamon57,162392
McLean52,773294
Peoria48,317519
Tazewell37,942467
Rock Island34,034482
Kendall32,921162
Macon31,254344
LaSalle29,970387
Kankakee29,528366
Vermilion28,370296
DeKalb24,843198
Williamson22,902251
Adams22,569209
Jackson15,928119
Whiteside15,881226
Coles15,556173
Ogle14,350128
Boone14,266118
Grundy13,090136
Macoupin13,020142
Henry12,964121
Knox12,791215
Franklin12,286166
Clinton12,087113
Marion11,949211
Stephenson11,771157
Jefferson11,173175
Livingston10,990136
Effingham10,725139
Woodford10,625111
Randolph10,576127
Christian10,357113
Fulton10,293127
Logan10,02987
Montgomery9,898105
Morgan9,695125
Monroe9,653129
Lee9,07679
Bureau8,483127
Saline7,95095
Perry7,51997
Iroquois7,331116
McDonough7,32893
Fayette7,163101
Douglas6,62255
Jersey6,33672
Shelby6,27477
Crawford6,26745
Lawrence5,49643
Union5,43464
Wayne5,32984
Edgar5,21659
Richland5,17274
Pike5,05367
Clark4,90252
Clay4,76069
Cass4,64535
Piatt4,59523
Johnson4,54940
Ford4,51567
De Witt4,44838
Hancock4,42948
White4,41449
Bond4,38631
Carroll4,32148
Mercer4,12447
Jo Daviess4,12436
Warren4,12084
Moultrie4,11044
Mason3,99260
Massac3,89768
Wabash3,73728
Greene3,67245
Menard3,57820
Washington3,46035
Cumberland3,38537
Marshall2,81631
Jasper2,69231
Brown2,43715
Hamilton2,18331
Schuyler1,98417
Edwards1,74928
Pulaski1,73420
Stark1,54333
Calhoun1,5435
Gallatin1,41717
Alexander1,29415
Scott1,28312
Henderson1,17419
Putnam1,1729
Hardin1,06020
Pope9618

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