1 Sangamon County resident in seventies tests positive for COVID-19 on Oct. 1

By Sangamon Sun

Oct 2, 2020

One Sangamon County resident in his or her seventies tested positive for COVID-19 on October 1, according to numbers being reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

In total, there have been 160 positive cases reported in Sangamon County among residents in their seventies, accounting for 6.3 percent of all cases in the county. Through October 1, Sangamon County has reported a total of 2,521 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, 45 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 %
2020-10-01	105,789	2,521	2.4%
2020-09-30	104,480	2,479	2.4%
2020-09-29	103,681	2,450	2.4%
2020-09-28	102,940	2,432	2.4%
2020-09-27	102,192	2,411	2.4%
2020-09-26	101,699	2,401	2.4%
2020-09-25	100,340	2,367	2.4%
2020-09-24	98,627	2,311	2.3%
2020-09-23	97,407	2,290	2.4%
2020-09-22	96,676	2,267	2.3%