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2 Jackson County residents in their thirties test positive for COVID-19 on May 8

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Two Jackson County residents in their thirties tested positive for COVID-19 on May 8, according to numbers being reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

In total, there have been 36 positive cases reported in Jackson County among residents in their thirties, accounting for 22.4 percent of all cases in the county. Through May 8, Jackson County has reported a total of 161 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, 10 of which have ended with the victim's death.

Illinois gathers all of their 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 Jackson County
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
2020-05-081,09416114.7%
2020-05-071,03115715.2%
2020-05-0697815415.7%
2020-05-0590214616.2%
2020-05-0489814015.6%
2020-05-0275812516.5%
2020-04-3065710716.3%
2020-04-295798214.2%
2020-04-285637513.3%
2020-04-275296812.9%

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