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1 Madison County resident in fifties tests positive for COVID-19 on May 19

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One Madison County resident in his or her fifties tested positive for COVID-19 on May 19, according to numbers being reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

In total, there have been 85 positive cases reported in Madison County among residents in their fifties, accounting for 17 percent of all cases in the county. Through May 19, Madison County has reported a total of 499 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, 45 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 %
2020-05-194,05649912.3%
2020-05-183,92849312.6%
2020-05-173,86849012.7%
2020-05-163,72648112.9%
2020-05-153,46946413.4%
2020-05-143,22446114.3%
2020-05-133,09444914.5%
2020-05-122,97644515%
2020-05-112,92743514.9%
2020-05-102,81342715.2%

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