South Central Reporter

There have been 8,430 confirmed coronavirus cases in Macoupin County as of Dec. 28, with 120 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (406,437 cases) and Cook County (392,338 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 6,252, while Cook County recorded 5,689 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 44,052,340, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 422,010 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 986,698 were male and 1,083,164 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 15,075, while female deaths stood at 12,609.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 17,198 whites, 5,045 African-Americans, 4,092 Hispanics, 901 Asians, and 448 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

County/Jurisdiction	Positive Cases	Deaths
Illinois	2,098,064	27,684
Chicago	406,437	6,252
Cook	392,338	5,689
DuPage	138,854	1,441
Will	116,239	1,234
Lake	99,162	1,144
Kane	84,314	945
Winnebago	53,238	655
Madison	47,425	648
McHenry	46,090	367
St. Clair	42,552	635
Champaign	35,987	223
Peoria	33,463	408
Sangamon	32,363	308
McLean	29,248	243
Tazewell	26,140	380
Rock Island	23,578	402
Kankakee	22,014	289
Kendall	21,176	126
Macon	19,336	273
Vermilion	18,703	237
LaSalle	18,687	314
Adams	16,028	168
DeKalb	15,535	154
Williamson	14,127	201
Whiteside	10,266	195
Boone	9,912	90
Ogle	9,891	110
Coles	9,600	144
Grundy	9,596	100
Jackson	9,282	101
Knox	8,672	183
Franklin	8,447	128
Macoupin	8,430	120
Henry	8,419	95
Marion	8,283	163
Stephenson	8,218	124
Clinton	8,115	108
Effingham	7,842	113
Jefferson	7,421	149
Woodford	7,266	97
Livingston	7,204	115
Christian	6,645	86
Fulton	6,550	92
Monroe	6,214	108
Randolph	6,191	107
Logan	6,105	77
Montgomery	6,044	85
Morgan	5,978	103
Lee	5,849	68
Bureau	5,623	107
Iroquois	5,339	90
Fayette	5,085	72
Saline	4,954	74
Perry	4,827	81
McDonough	4,634	71
Shelby	4,371	54
Jersey	4,242	57
Douglas	4,042	38
Crawford	3,851	35
Lawrence	3,835	38
Union	3,574	52
Pike	3,554	58
Wayne	3,536	66
Richland	3,443	67
Edgar	3,433	52
Clay	3,365	57
Hancock	3,348	36
Clark	3,252	46
White	3,096	34
Cass	3,058	31
Ford	3,034	59
Bond	3,005	28
Carroll	2,987	41
Warren	2,920	70
Moultrie	2,911	39
De Witt	2,877	32
Piatt	2,872	16
Jo Daviess	2,860	32
Mercer	2,726	37
Johnson	2,678	33
Mason	2,665	53
Massac	2,606	58
Greene	2,534	40
Washington	2,408	30
Wabash	2,406	19
Cumberland	2,316	29
Menard	2,184	15
Jasper	1,915	21
Marshall	1,883	24
Hamilton	1,519	24
Schuyler	1,278	14
Edwards	1,253	21
Brown	1,205	13
Pulaski	1,190	15
Stark	1,010	29
Calhoun	962	4
Gallatin	905	10
Scott	888	7
Alexander	879	13
Henderson	874	15
Putnam	769	7
Hardin	757	16
Pope	690	7