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Mercer County officials report 49 coronavirus deaths, with 4,298 confirmed cases

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There have been 4,298 confirmed coronavirus cases in Mercer County as of July 1, with 49 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Cook County (646,249 cases) and Chicago (641,499 cases) posted the highest numbers statewide. Cook County's death toll from the virus stands at 7,091, while Chicago recorded 7,439 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 763,841 people in the age group testing positive for the virus.

Among all those testing positive in Illinois, 1,583,291 were male and 1,803,192 were female, the IDPH said. Male deaths linked to coronavirus numbered 18,671, while female deaths stood at 15,479.

Broken down according to race, the fatalities consisted of 21,538 whites, 6,267 African-Americans, 4,697 Hispanics, 1,055 Asians, and 593 belonging to other races or who did not provide their ethnicity before they died.

Coronavirus Stats by County as of July 1

County/JurisdictionPositive CasesDeaths
Illinois3,435,40534,150
Cook646,2497,091
Chicago641,4997,439
DuPage242,9271,745
Will181,7981,565
Lake173,3411,423
Kane140,1621,141
Winnebago84,330836
McHenry83,878491
Madison75,908802
Champaign71,600289
St. Clair69,197742
Sangamon62,558405
McLean56,095302
Peoria51,936531
Tazewell40,321481
Rock Island35,702486
Kendall35,137163
Macon33,101350
LaSalle31,439390
Kankakee31,038373
Vermilion29,646297
DeKalb26,500201
Williamson24,029253
Adams23,595210
Jackson16,920124
Whiteside16,566230
Coles16,015174
Ogle15,001128
Boone14,981120
Grundy13,700139
Knox13,639218
Macoupin13,579142
Henry13,513121
Franklin12,750167
Clinton12,565113
Stephenson12,438167
Marion12,377211
Jefferson11,488176
Livingston11,449136
Woodford11,151112
Effingham11,043139
Randolph10,981130
Fulton10,943130
Christian10,815113
Logan10,64991
Morgan10,336126
Montgomery10,252105
Monroe10,041130
Lee9,64179
Bureau8,769128
Saline8,26997
Perry7,72797
Iroquois7,646117
McDonough7,57996
Fayette7,383101
Douglas6,84255
Jersey6,59773
Crawford6,49645
Shelby6,43777
Union5,69166
Lawrence5,67843
Wayne5,52384
Edgar5,46960
Richland5,31774
Pike5,22868
Clark5,04852
Clay4,91169
Cass4,84735
Piatt4,79623
Ford4,71769
Johnson4,70541
De Witt4,65940
Hancock4,58248
Bond4,57831
White4,51749
Carroll4,47749
Jo Daviess4,35837
Mercer4,29849
Warren4,28786
Moultrie4,23146
Mason4,19861
Massac4,06671
Wabash3,87328
Menard3,81222
Greene3,76746
Washington3,57036
Cumberland3,45437
Marshall2,97131
Jasper2,75131
Brown2,51715
Hamilton2,24531
Schuyler2,10517
Edwards1,80428
Pulaski1,78121
Stark1,62636
Calhoun1,5835
Gallatin1,47918
Alexander1,35015
Scott1,33612
Henderson1,23919
Putnam1,2059
Hardin1,08320
Pope9959

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