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Tuesday, April 8, 2025

On May 16, no white residents of Sangamon County had COVID-19 tests return positive

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On May 16, no white residents of Sangamon County had COVID-19 tests return positive, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Since the start of the pandemic, 204 white residents have tested positive for COVID-19, constituting 69 percent of the positive cases in Sangamon County.

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.

Total testing positive by race
RaceNumber TestedNumber Positive
African American351
White5110
Hispanic170
Asian10
Others2334

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