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Monday, May 12, 2025

9 Williamson County residents 80 or older test positive for COVID-19

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As of July 16, there have been nine Williamson 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 800 residents 80 and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that one percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through July 16, there have been 181 confirmed COVID-19 cases and four deaths 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 %
July 168,2541812.2
July 157,9171732.2
July 147,7021642.1
July 137,4791622.2
July 127,3991612.2
July 117,2481552.1
July 107,1421452.0
July 97,0131392.0
July 86,7641342.0
July 76,7031332.0

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