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54 Sangamon County residents in their twenties test positive for COVID-19

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As of May 27, there have been 54 Sangamon County residents in their twenties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 1,765 residents in their twenties in the county who had been tested, meaning that three percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through May 27, there have been 337 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 27 deaths from the coronavirus in Sangamon County.

Illinois gathers all of its 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
Date
Total Tested
Total Positive
Positive %
May 27
12,425
337
2.7
May 26
12,001
332
2.8
May 25
11,703
331
2.8
May 24
11,561
329
2.8
May 23
11,322
328
2.9
May 22
10,809
325
3.0
May 21
10,622
324
3.1
May 20
9,914
319
3.2
May 19
8,548
311
3.6
May 18
8,274
309
3.7

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