South Central Reporter

There have been 12,739 confirmed coronavirus cases in Macoupin County as of March 29, with 141 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Chicago (565,322 cases) and Cook County (561,113 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Chicago's death toll from the virus stands at 7,329, while Cook County recorded 6,921 deaths, according to the IDPH.

Illinois residents who have been tested for COVID-19 now number 57,121,987, the department reported. And the age group with the most confirmed cases was under 20, with 687,213 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,425,605 were male and 1,595,239 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,236, while female deaths stood at 15,112.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 20,957 whites, 6,159 African-Americans, 4,639 Hispanics, 1,029 Asians, and 564 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

County/Jurisdiction	Positive Cases	Deaths
Illinois	3,065,321	33,348
Chicago	565,322	7,329
Cook	561,113	6,921
DuPage	209,243	1,697
Will	161,494	1,517
Lake	148,997	1,368
Kane	125,740	1,120
Winnebago	76,274	815
McHenry	75,696	479
Madison	70,157	785
St. Clair	63,471	723
Champaign	62,216	287
Sangamon	54,707	385
McLean	49,477	289
Peoria	46,353	512
Tazewell	36,531	461
Rock Island	33,039	473
Kendall	30,857	160
Macon	30,368	341
LaSalle	28,838	381
Kankakee	28,749	365
Vermilion	27,848	294
DeKalb	23,255	194
Williamson	22,522	247
Adams	22,282	208
Jackson	15,502	119
Whiteside	15,314	225
Coles	15,231	170
Ogle	13,928	128
Boone	13,778	116
Macoupin	12,739	141
Henry	12,630	118
Grundy	12,593	136
Knox	12,512	212
Franklin	12,264	165
Clinton	11,904	113
Marion	11,880	209
Stephenson	11,462	156
Jefferson	11,083	174
Livingston	10,685	136
Effingham	10,632	135
Randolph	10,431	124
Woodford	10,344	111
Christian	10,167	111
Fulton	10,038	126
Montgomery	9,762	105
Logan	9,456	86
Monroe	9,455	127
Morgan	9,446	125
Lee	8,756	79
Bureau	8,333	127
Saline	7,849	93
Perry	7,449	97
McDonough	7,173	90
Iroquois	7,155	114
Fayette	7,082	101
Douglas	6,441	55
Jersey	6,200	71
Shelby	6,191	74
Crawford	6,184	44
Lawrence	5,472	42
Union	5,365	64
Wayne	5,286	83
Edgar	5,158	59
Richland	5,155	74
Pike	5,018	65
Clark	4,846	52
Clay	4,734	68
Cass	4,603	35
Johnson	4,462	40
White	4,405	48
Ford	4,391	65
Piatt	4,389	23
Hancock	4,371	48
Bond	4,313	31
De Witt	4,311	37
Carroll	4,241	48
Moultrie	4,059	44
Jo Daviess	4,022	35
Mercer	3,998	47
Warren	3,990	83
Mason	3,889	60
Massac	3,862	66
Wabash	3,713	27
Greene	3,592	45
Menard	3,495	20
Washington	3,424	35
Cumberland	3,341	37
Marshall	2,761	31
Jasper	2,673	28
Brown	2,405	15
Hamilton	2,172	31
Schuyler	1,951	17
Edwards	1,748	28
Pulaski	1,721	19
Calhoun	1,521	5
Stark	1,511	32
Gallatin	1,406	16
Alexander	1,276	15
Scott	1,254	11
Henderson	1,149	18
Putnam	1,131	9
Hardin	1,052	20
Pope	954	8