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

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As of May 17, there have been 53 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 547 residents 80 and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that nine percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through May 17, there have been 1,490 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 35 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
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
May 1711,8761,49012.5
May 1611,4451,43612.5
May 1510,8921,39012.8
May 1410,2851,33713.0
May 139,6711,20812.5
May 128,9941,15912.9
May 116,71593213.9
May 106,37191714.4
May 96,08587714.4
May 85,61783014.8

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