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

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As of October 2, there have been 341 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 7,287 residents 80 and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that four percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through October 2, there have been 5,931 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 145 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 %
October 279,2675,9317.5
October 178,5035,8887.5
September 3077,6305,8287.5
September 2977,1355,8027.5
September 2876,7055,7607.5
September 2775,9565,6987.5
September 2675,1195,6667.5
September 2574,1805,5657.5
September 2472,9595,5117.6
September 2372,3765,4637.5

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