Peoria Standard

There have been 10,023 confirmed coronavirus cases in Fulton County as of March 24, with 126 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (564,191 cases) and Cook County (559,528 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 7,324, while Cook County recorded 6,908 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 56,801,086, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 686,212 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,423,173 were male and 1,592,306 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,206, while female deaths stood at 15,087.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 20,920 whites, 6,152 African-Americans, 4,632 Hispanics, 1,029 Asians, and 560 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

County/Jurisdiction	Positive Cases	Deaths
Illinois	3,059,915	33,293
Chicago	564,191	7,324
Cook	559,528	6,908
DuPage	208,727	1,693
Will	161,223	1,510
Lake	148,681	1,366
Kane	125,528	1,119
Winnebago	76,206	813
McHenry	75,584	477
Madison	70,105	784
St. Clair	63,419	723
Champaign	62,030	287
Sangamon	54,650	384
McLean	49,395	289
Peoria	46,309	512
Tazewell	36,500	461
Rock Island	33,018	472
Kendall	30,809	160
Macon	30,339	340
LaSalle	28,817	381
Kankakee	28,718	364
Vermilion	27,833	293
DeKalb	23,216	194
Williamson	22,497	247
Adams	22,275	208
Jackson	15,500	118
Whiteside	15,310	224
Coles	15,219	170
Ogle	13,918	128
Boone	13,770	116
Macoupin	12,724	141
Henry	12,617	118
Grundy	12,581	135
Knox	12,508	212
Franklin	12,259	165
Clinton	11,887	113
Marion	11,876	209
Stephenson	11,458	156
Jefferson	11,032	173
Livingston	10,678	136
Effingham	10,610	134
Randolph	10,424	123
Woodford	10,323	111
Christian	10,151	111
Fulton	10,023	126
Montgomery	9,757	103
Monroe	9,451	127
Logan	9,446	85
Morgan	9,434	125
Lee	8,748	79
Bureau	8,324	127
Saline	7,843	93
Perry	7,448	97
McDonough	7,167	90
Iroquois	7,147	113
Fayette	7,082	100
Douglas	6,441	55
Jersey	6,196	69
Shelby	6,182	74
Crawford	6,179	45
Lawrence	5,473	42
Union	5,361	64
Wayne	5,286	83
Richland	5,154	74
Edgar	5,130	59
Pike	5,015	65
Clark	4,844	52
Clay	4,735	68
Cass	4,602	35
Johnson	4,457	40
White	4,398	48
Ford	4,389	65
Piatt	4,383	23
Hancock	4,370	48
Bond	4,308	31
De Witt	4,307	37
Carroll	4,237	48
Moultrie	4,054	44
Jo Daviess	4,015	35
Mercer	3,990	47
Warren	3,989	82
Mason	3,887	60
Massac	3,860	66
Wabash	3,715	27
Greene	3,590	45
Menard	3,494	20
Washington	3,421	35
Cumberland	3,341	37
Marshall	2,759	31
Jasper	2,671	28
Brown	2,402	15
Hamilton	2,171	31
Schuyler	1,949	17
Edwards	1,753	28
Pulaski	1,720	19
Calhoun	1,519	5
Stark	1,509	32
Gallatin	1,403	16
Alexander	1,273	15
Scott	1,252	11
Henderson	1,149	18
Putnam	1,128	9
Hardin	1,050	20
Pope	953	8