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83 Winnebago County residents 80 or older test positive for COVID-19

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As of May 27, there have been 83 Winnebago 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 825 residents 80 and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 10 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through May 27, there have been 2,001 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 52 deaths from the coronavirus in Winnebago 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 Winnebago County
Date
Total Tested
Total Positive
Positive %
May 27
18,101
2,001
11.1
May 26
17,835
1,993
11.2
May 25
17,422
1,953
11.2
May 24
17,016
1,925
11.3
May 23
16,132
1,838
11.4
May 22
15,353
1,780
11.6
May 21
13,896
1,681
12.1
May 20
13,229
1,615
12.2
May 19
12,750
1,564
12.3
May 18
12,495
1,537
12.3

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