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76 Madison County residents 80 or older test positive for COVID-19

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As of May 19, there have been 76 Madison 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 538 residents 80 and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 14 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through May 19, there have been 499 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 45 deaths from the coronavirus in Madison 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 Madison County
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
May 194,05649912.3
May 183,92849312.6
May 173,86849012.7
May 163,72648112.9
May 153,46946413.4
May 143,22446114.3
May 133,09444914.5
May 122,97644515.0
May 112,92743514.9
May 102,81342715.2

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