Quantcast

Chambana Sun

Saturday, April 19, 2025

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

Webp healthinsurance 760x475

As of May 21, there have been 17 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 121 residents 80 and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 14 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through May 21, there have been 75 confirmed COVID-19 cases and four 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
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
May 21899758.3
May 20865738.4
May 19837728.6
May 18810647.9
May 17784648.2
May 16759618.0
May 15714588.1
May 14674588.6
May 13645548.4
May 12637528.2

MORE NEWS