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2 McDonough County residents 80 or older test positive for COVID-19 on May 14

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Two McDonough County residents 80 years of age and older tested positive for COVID-19 on May 14, according to numbers being reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

In total, there have been 11 positive cases reported in McDonough County among residents 80 and older, accounting for 19 percent of all cases in the county. Through May 14, McDonough County has reported a total of 58 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, two 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 McDonough County
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
2020-05-14674588.6%
2020-05-13645548.4%
2020-05-12637528.2%
2020-05-11597498.2%
2020-05-10570498.6%
2020-05-09537499.1%
2020-05-084754810.1%
2020-05-074124611.2%
2020-05-063614211.6%
2020-05-053283711.3%

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