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

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As of September 11, there have been 82 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 1,834 residents 80 and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that four percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through September 11, there have been 1,126 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 26 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 %
September 1121,5011,1265.2
September 1021,2001,0985.2
September 920,8601,0685.1
September 820,6661,0655.2
September 720,4961,0585.2
September 620,4041,0365.1
September 520,1611,0245.1
September 419,9981,0175.1
September 319,2799655.0
September 218,9229605.1

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