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288 Madison County residents in their fifties test positive for COVID-19

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As of July 31, there have been 288 Madison County residents in their fifties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 5,304 residents in their fifties in the county who had been tested, meaning that five percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through July 31, there have been 2,099 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 72 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 3137,0562,0995.7
July 3036,1292,0475.7
July 2935,4631,9755.6
July 2834,8041,9425.6
July 2734,2831,9155.6
July 2632,8951,8405.6
July 2532,2481,7625.5
July 2431,3571,6945.4
July 2330,4171,6515.4
July 2229,7571,6045.4

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