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Monday, April 28, 2025

11 Williamson County residents in their twenties test positive for COVID-19

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As of May 18, there have been 11 Williamson County residents in their twenties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 211 residents in their twenties in the county who had been tested, meaning that five percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through May 18, there have been 52 confirmed COVID-19 cases and one death from the coronavirus in Williamson 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 Williamson County
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
May 181,656523.1
May 171,588523.3
May 161,551523.4
May 151,484513.4
May 141,419523.7
May 131,337523.9
May 121,253443.5
May 111,232443.6
May 101,192443.7
May 91,143443.8

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