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7 Menard County residents in their twenties test positive for COVID-19

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As of May 16, there have been seven Menard 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 51 residents in their twenties in the county who had been tested, meaning that 13 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through May 16, there have been 18 confirmed COVID-19 cases and no deaths from the coronavirus in Menard 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 Menard County
Date
Total Tested
Total Positive
Positive %
May 16
374
18
4.8
May 15
345
17
4.9
May 14
325
17
5.2
May 13
305
17
5.6
May 12
292
17
5.8
May 11
263
17
6.5
May 10
261
17
6.5
May 9
253
17
6.7
May 8
245
17
6.9
May 7
230
17
7.4

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