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1 Williamson County resident in seventies tests positive for COVID-19 on Aug. 30

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One Williamson County resident in his or her seventies 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 59 positive cases reported in Williamson County among residents in their seventies, accounting for 6.7 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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