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

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As of July 21, there have been 65 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 3,265 residents 80 and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that two percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through July 21, there have been 692 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 33 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
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
July 2144,0636921.6
July 2043,5726711.5
July 1942,6536561.5
July 1841,9176421.5
July 1741,0336221.5
July 1639,7846031.5
July 1538,8935871.5
July 1437,6685531.5
July 1337,1195471.5
July 1236,4215311.5

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