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52 Sangamon County residents 80 or older test positive for COVID-19

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As of May 16, there have been 52 Sangamon County residents 80 years of age and older who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 528 residents 80 and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that nine percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through May 16, there have been 304 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 25 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 16
7,544
304
4.0
May 15
6,746
299
4.4
May 14
6,342
289
4.6
May 13
5,917
279
4.7
May 12
5,735
276
4.8
May 11
5,429
262
4.8
May 10
5,393
258
4.8
May 9
5,128
256
5.0
May 8
4,942
253
5.1
May 7
4,622
237
5.1

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