Chicago’s Cook County has surpassed Queens as the county with the most reported coronavirus cases in the United States, according to a report and the latest available public data.
Cook County in Illinois on Thursday reached 58,457 reported COVID-19 cases, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
Queens’ tally, meanwhile, reached 58,084 cases, according to the state Health Department.
The Sun-Times was first to note Cook County’s grim leapfrog to the title of worst-hit US county.
Statewide, though, New York still far exceeds Illinois in cases.
As of Thursday, New York had recorded 343,051 cases compared to Illinois, where there were 87,937.
