Chambana Sun

There have been 27,795 confirmed coronavirus cases in Vermilion County as of Feb. 28, with 287 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (558,048 cases) and Cook County (553,142 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 7,230, while Cook County recorded 6,821 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 54,645,376, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 679,390 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,410,366 were male and 1,576,680 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 17,902, while female deaths stood at 14,861.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 20,578 whites, 6,048 African-Americans, 4,585 Hispanics, 1,017 Asians, and 535 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

County/Jurisdiction	Positive Cases	Deaths
Illinois	3,031,220	32,763
Chicago	558,048	7,230
Cook	553,142	6,821
DuPage	205,611	1,677
Will	159,756	1,492
Lake	147,070	1,330
Kane	124,435	1,097
Winnebago	75,733	796
McHenry	74,815	461
Madison	69,691	769
St. Clair	63,050	715
Champaign	61,498	284
Sangamon	54,187	375
McLean	48,994	285
Peoria	45,945	501
Tazewell	36,252	453
Rock Island	32,818	466
Kendall	30,495	155
Macon	30,205	331
LaSalle	28,569	375
Kankakee	28,564	356
Vermilion	27,795	287
DeKalb	22,983	189
Williamson	22,355	242
Adams	22,142	200
Jackson	15,388	116
Whiteside	15,175	222
Coles	15,114	166
Ogle	13,835	128
Boone	13,652	113
Macoupin	12,630	137
Henry	12,533	116
Grundy	12,505	133
Knox	12,454	207
Franklin	12,219	163
Clinton	11,810	113
Marion	11,788	206
Stephenson	11,376	153
Jefferson	10,973	170
Livingston	10,599	136
Effingham	10,550	131
Randolph	10,382	121
Woodford	10,258	111
Christian	10,046	110
Fulton	9,930	124
Montgomery	9,694	100
Monroe	9,413	131
Logan	9,362	84
Morgan	9,360	125
Lee	8,682	77
Bureau	8,265	126
Saline	7,770	92
Perry	7,371	95
McDonough	7,113	86
Iroquois	7,091	111
Fayette	7,036	94
Douglas	6,427	53
Jersey	6,167	67
Shelby	6,154	72
Crawford	6,139	42
Lawrence	5,469	41
Union	5,329	63
Wayne	5,243	81
Richland	5,146	73
Edgar	5,094	57
Pike	4,985	65
Clark	4,800	51
Clay	4,725	65
Cass	4,574	35
Johnson	4,396	40
Ford	4,378	64
White	4,374	48
Hancock	4,349	45
Piatt	4,339	22
De Witt	4,293	36
Bond	4,289	29
Carroll	4,197	46
Moultrie	4,036	44
Jo Daviess	3,975	35
Warren	3,967	80
Mercer	3,964	46
Mason	3,868	59
Massac	3,824	66
Wabash	3,723	27
Greene	3,576	43
Menard	3,472	19
Washington	3,399	34
Cumberland	3,335	37
Marshall	2,724	30
Jasper	2,666	26
Brown	2,385	15
Hamilton	2,161	29
Schuyler	1,937	17
Edwards	1,763	27
Pulaski	1,712	18
Calhoun	1,513	5
Stark	1,500	32
Gallatin	1,389	16
Alexander	1,269	15
Scott	1,244	11
Henderson	1,145	17
Putnam	1,120	9
Hardin	1,043	19
Pope	944	8