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Williamson County officials report 251 coronavirus deaths, with 22,940 confirmed cases

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There have been 22,940 confirmed coronavirus cases in Williamson County as of May 19, with 251 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Cook County (606,604 cases) and Chicago (603,368 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Cook County's death toll from the virus stands at 7,006, while Chicago recorded 7,391 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 731,953 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,502,477 were male and 1,695,797 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,453, while female deaths stood at 15,297.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 21,230 whites, 6,217 African-Americans, 4,681 Hispanics, 1,040 Asians, and 582 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

Coronavirus Stats by County as of May 19

County/JurisdictionPositive CasesDeaths
Illinois3,244,84233,750
Cook606,6047,006
Chicago603,3687,391
DuPage227,9291,724
Will171,4971,542
Lake161,7831,399
Kane133,1621,128
McHenry80,063485
Winnebago79,982826
Madison72,116793
Champaign67,719288
St. Clair65,283732
Sangamon57,351392
McLean52,902294
Peoria48,455519
Tazewell38,019468
Rock Island34,070484
Kendall33,000162
Macon31,295344
LaSalle30,015387
Kankakee29,569366
Vermilion28,394296
DeKalb24,907199
Williamson22,940251
Adams22,584210
Jackson15,952119
Whiteside15,920226
Coles15,565173
Ogle14,368128
Boone14,284118
Grundy13,114136
Macoupin13,031142
Henry12,982121
Knox12,808215
Franklin12,292166
Clinton12,104113
Marion11,952211
Stephenson11,795157
Jefferson11,179175
Livingston10,999136
Effingham10,728139
Woodford10,645111
Randolph10,583127
Christian10,374113
Fulton10,309127
Logan10,06387
Montgomery9,893105
Morgan9,709125
Monroe9,658129
Lee9,09379
Bureau8,485127
Saline7,95396
Perry7,52297
Iroquois7,337116
McDonough7,33493
Fayette7,167101
Douglas6,62355
Jersey6,34072
Shelby6,27877
Crawford6,27145
Lawrence5,49743
Union5,44064
Wayne5,33084
Edgar5,22859
Richland5,17674
Pike5,05467
Clark4,90452
Clay4,76469
Cass4,64735
Piatt4,60023
Johnson4,55140
Ford4,51867
De Witt4,45239
Hancock4,43048
White4,41449
Bond4,38931
Carroll4,32548
Warren4,13084
Mercer4,12947
Jo Daviess4,12936
Moultrie4,11044
Mason4,01060
Massac3,89868
Wabash3,73728
Greene3,67545
Menard3,58620
Washington3,46235
Cumberland3,38637
Marshall2,81931
Jasper2,69231
Brown2,43915
Hamilton2,18631
Schuyler1,98917
Edwards1,75028
Pulaski1,73520
Calhoun1,5445
Stark1,54333
Gallatin1,41817
Alexander1,29815
Scott1,28212
Henderson1,17619
Putnam1,1749
Hardin1,06020
Pope9638

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