5 Sangamon County residents in their sixties test positive for COVID-19 on Sept. 23

By Sangamon Sun

Sep 24, 2020

Five Sangamon County residents in their sixties tested positive for COVID-19 on September 23, according to numbers being reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

In total, there have been 248 positive cases reported in Sangamon County among residents in their sixties, accounting for 10.8 percent of all cases in the county. Through September 23, Sangamon County has reported a total of 2,290 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 %
2020-09-23	97,407	2,290	2.4%
2020-09-22	96,676	2,267	2.3%
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%