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16 Madison County residents in their twenties test positive for COVID-19 on Aug. 16

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16 Madison County residents in their twenties tested positive for COVID-19 on August 16, according to numbers being reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

In total, there have been 671 positive cases reported in Madison County among residents in their twenties, accounting for 21.6 percent of all cases in the county. Through August 16, Madison County has reported a total of 3,111 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, 85 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 %
2020-08-1648,2323,1116.5%
2020-08-1547,5033,0516.4%
2020-08-1446,6942,9696.4%
2020-08-1345,8752,8556.2%
2020-08-1245,0552,7776.2%
2020-08-1144,3812,7026.1%
2020-08-1043,7032,6346%
2020-08-0943,5182,5916%
2020-08-0842,6872,5305.9%
2020-08-0741,9742,4705.9%

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