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252 St. Clair County residents 80 or older test positive for COVID-19

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As of August 12, there have been 252 St. Clair 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 2,684 residents 80 and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that nine percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through August 12, there have been 4,155 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 162 deaths from the coronavirus in St. Clair 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 St. Clair County
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
August 1248,2864,1558.6
August 1147,8494,1078.6
August 1047,1064,0288.6
August 946,8634,0068.5
August 846,0393,9538.6
August 745,5023,8978.6
August 644,8253,8458.6
August 543,9723,7538.5
August 443,2243,6968.6
August 342,5123,6558.6

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