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Tuesday, July 8, 2025

6 Hancock County residents 80 or older test positive for COVID-19 on Aug. 19

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

In total, there have been six positive cases reported in Hancock County among residents 80 and older, accounting for 5.9 percent of all cases in the county. Through August 19, Hancock County has reported a total of 102 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, one of which has 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 Hancock County
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
2020-08-193,6781022.8%
2020-08-183,6571022.8%
2020-08-173,541952.7%
2020-08-163,483922.6%
2020-08-153,462852.5%
2020-08-143,408762.2%
2020-08-133,366722.1%
2020-08-123,323682%
2020-08-113,298631.9%
2020-08-103,264621.9%

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