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Friday, April 18, 2025

6 McDonough County residents in their fifties test positive for COVID-19

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As of May 18, there have been six McDonough County residents in their fifties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 110 residents in their fifties in the county who had been tested, meaning that five percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through May 18, there have been 64 confirmed COVID-19 cases and two deaths from the coronavirus in McDonough County.

Illinois gathers all of its 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 %
May 18810647.9
May 17784648.2
May 16759618.0
May 15714588.1
May 14674588.6
May 13645548.4
May 12637528.2
May 11597498.2
May 10570498.6
May 9537499.1

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