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Ford County officials report 68 coronavirus deaths, with 4,607 confirmed cases

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There have been 4,607 confirmed coronavirus cases in Ford County as of June 6, with 68 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Cook County (625,985 cases) and Chicago (621,906 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Cook County's death toll from the virus stands at 7,034, while Chicago recorded 7,408 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 749,355 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,539,515 were male and 1,745,720 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,514, while female deaths stood at 15,351.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 21,323 whites, 6,229 African-Americans, 4,687 Hispanics, 1,042 Asians, and 584 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

Coronavirus Stats by County as of June 6

County/JurisdictionPositive CasesDeaths
Illinois3,332,78033,865
Cook625,9857,034
Chicago621,9067,408
DuPage235,1921,728
Will176,2321,550
Lake167,4571,406
Kane136,4431,132
Winnebago82,199830
McHenry81,942486
Madison73,555795
Champaign69,487289
St. Clair66,978733
Sangamon59,722397
McLean54,386299
Peoria50,194519
Tazewell39,118473
Rock Island34,668484
Kendall34,051162
Macon31,952347
LaSalle30,642387
Kankakee30,124370
Vermilion28,808297
DeKalb25,652199
Williamson23,271252
Adams22,807210
Jackson16,306121
Whiteside16,201227
Coles15,703173
Ogle14,629128
Boone14,622119
Grundy13,376136
Macoupin13,227142
Knox13,215215
Henry13,147121
Franklin12,436166
Clinton12,273113
Stephenson12,097157
Marion12,041211
Jefferson11,273175
Livingston11,200136
Woodford10,876112
Effingham10,798139
Randolph10,705127
Fulton10,621128
Christian10,481113
Logan10,36688
Montgomery9,999105
Morgan9,960125
Monroe9,811129
Lee9,36779
Bureau8,582127
Saline8,04896
Perry7,59097
Iroquois7,451117
McDonough7,41493
Fayette7,236101
Douglas6,67855
Jersey6,43572
Shelby6,33777
Crawford6,32845
Lawrence5,54343
Union5,52265
Wayne5,36684
Edgar5,32259
Richland5,20974
Pike5,10367
Clark4,94852
Clay4,80569
Cass4,73035
Piatt4,70923
Ford4,60768
Johnson4,59540
De Witt4,53139
Bond4,49531
Hancock4,49448
White4,43149
Carroll4,37748
Jo Daviess4,23236
Mercer4,21349
Warren4,18784
Moultrie4,14244
Mason4,11660
Massac3,94768
Wabash3,78328
Greene3,71346
Menard3,69821
Washington3,49335
Cumberland3,40137
Marshall2,86131
Jasper2,70431
Brown2,46615
Hamilton2,19031
Schuyler2,01417
Edwards1,76528
Pulaski1,74420
Stark1,58433
Calhoun1,5605
Gallatin1,44317
Alexander1,31315
Scott1,30212
Henderson1,20819
Putnam1,1889
Hardin1,06620
Pope9728

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