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309 Madison County residents in their twenties test positive for COVID-19

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As of July 18, there have been 309 Madison County residents in their twenties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 4,269 residents in their twenties in the county who had been tested, meaning that seven percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through July 18, there have been 1,457 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 71 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 %
July 1827,5301,4575.3
July 1726,6971,4135.3
July 1626,1911,3685.2
July 1525,3561,3105.2
July 1424,8211,2855.2
July 1324,2621,2585.2
July 1223,8721,1985.0
July 1123,2321,1675.0
July 1022,4821,1335.0
July 922,0931,0955.0

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