1 Sangamon County resident in fifties tests positive for COVID-19 on Sept. 21

By Sangamon Sun

Sep 22, 2020

One Sangamon County resident in his or her fifties tested positive for COVID-19 on September 21, according to numbers being reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

In total, there have been 357 positive cases reported in Sangamon County among residents in their fifties, accounting for 15.9 percent of all cases in the county. Through September 21, Sangamon County has reported a total of 2,246 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, 44 of which have ended with the victim's death.

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.

Test results for the past 10 days in Sangamon County

Date	Total Tested	Total Positive	Positive %
2020-09-21	96,167	2,246	2.3%
2020-09-20	95,640	2,232	2.3%
2020-09-19	95,135	2,222	2.3%
2020-09-18	94,308	2,203	2.3%
2020-09-17	92,433	2,166	2.3%
2020-09-16	91,573	2,148	2.3%
2020-09-15	90,752	2,122	2.3%
2020-09-14	89,913	2,115	2.4%
2020-09-13	89,354	2,113	2.4%
2020-09-12	88,716	2,098	2.4%