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19 McDonough County residents 80 or older test positive for COVID-19

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As of May 27, there have been 19 McDonough 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 145 residents 80 and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 13 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through May 27, there have been 83 confirmed COVID-19 cases and seven deaths from the coronavirus in McDonough 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 McDonough County
Date
Total Tested
Total Positive
Positive %
May 27
1,105
83
7.5
May 26
1,071
83
7.7
May 25
1,031
83
8.1
May 24
1,012
80
7.9
May 23
973
79
8.1
May 22
948
75
7.9
May 21
899
75
8.3
May 20
865
73
8.4
May 19
837
72
8.6
May 18
810
64
7.9

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