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1 Sangamon County resident 80 or older tests positive for COVID-19 on May 12

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One Sangamon County resident 80 years of age and older tested positive for COVID-19 on May 12, according to numbers being reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

In total, there have been 51 positive cases reported in Sangamon County among residents 80 and older, accounting for 18.5 percent of all cases in the county. Through May 12, Sangamon County has reported a total of 276 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, 21 of which have ended with the victim's death.

Illinois gathers all of their COVID-19 data from across the state electronically. The reported cases and deaths will fluctuate as additional info is gathered. Chicago was home to one of the first known cases of COVID-19 in the US, as well as it's transmission.

Test results for the past 10 days in Sangamon County
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
2020-05-125,7352764.8%
2020-05-115,4292624.8%
2020-05-105,3932584.8%
2020-05-095,1282565%
2020-05-084,9422535.1%
2020-05-074,6222375.1%
2020-05-064,3182315.3%
2020-05-054,0572165.3%
2020-05-044,0082125.3%
2020-05-023,1432076.6%

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