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3 Williamson County residents 80 or older test positive for COVID-19 on Aug. 30

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Three Williamson County residents 80 years of age and older tested positive for COVID-19 on August 30, according to numbers being reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

In total, there have been 56 positive cases reported in Williamson County among residents 80 and older, accounting for 6.4 percent of all cases in the county. Through August 30, Williamson County has reported a total of 879 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, 12 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 Williamson County
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
2020-08-3018,5168794.7%
2020-08-2918,1738604.7%
2020-08-2817,8988124.5%
2020-08-2717,6748064.6%
2020-08-2617,4647844.5%
2020-08-2517,0447474.4%
2020-08-2416,8037164.3%
2020-08-2316,6236954.2%
2020-08-2216,3356734.1%
2020-08-2116,0876544.1%

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