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16 Hancock County residents 80 or older test positive for COVID-19

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As of October 3, there have been 16 Hancock County residents 80 years of age and older who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 971 residents 80 and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that one percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through October 3, there have been 235 confirmed COVID-19 cases and three deaths from the coronavirus in Hancock 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 Hancock County
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
October 35,7622354.1
October 25,7322334.1
October 15,6652314.1
September 305,6302284.0
September 295,5992234.0
September 285,5522183.9
September 275,5172173.9
September 265,4792153.9
September 255,4242063.8
September 245,3662013.7

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