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1 Madison County resident 80 or older tests positive for COVID-19 on May 8

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One Madison County resident 80 years of age and older tested positive for COVID-19 on May 8, according to numbers being reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

In total, there have been 57 positive cases reported in Madison County among residents 80 and older, accounting for 14.2 percent of all cases in the county. Through May 8, Madison County has reported a total of 401 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, 30 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 Madison County
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
2020-05-082,45540116.3%
2020-05-072,34739616.9%
2020-05-062,27837416.4%
2020-05-052,19936916.8%
2020-05-042,16036516.9%
2020-05-021,81433718.6%
2020-04-301,75833318.9%
2020-04-291,65432419.6%
2020-04-281,61531819.7%
2020-04-271,36030622.5%

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