1 Sangamon County resident 80 or older tests positive for COVID-19 on March 24

By Sangamon Sun

Mar 25, 2021

One Sangamon County resident 80 years of age and older tested positive for COVID-19 on March 24, according to numbers being reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

In total, there have been 873 positive cases reported in Sangamon County among residents 80 and older, accounting for 5.2 percent of all cases in the county. Through March 24, Sangamon County has reported a total of 16,706 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, 225 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 %
2021-03-24	327,438	16,706	5.1%
2021-03-23	325,942	16,682	5.1%
2020-10-13	117,471	3,052	2.6%
2020-10-08	112,545	2,803	2.5%
2020-10-07	110,953	2,742	2.5%
2020-10-06	109,986	2,676	2.4%
2020-10-04	108,336	2,633	2.4%
2020-10-03	108,048	2,606	2.4%
2020-10-02	107,018	2,551	2.4%
2020-10-01	105,789	2,521	2.4%