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89 Williamson County residents in their seventies test positive for COVID-19

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As of September 16, there have been 89 Williamson County residents in their seventies who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 2,416 residents in their seventies in the county who had been tested, meaning that three percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through September 16, there have been 1,227 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 28 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 1622,7751,2275.4
September 1522,4631,2045.4
September 1422,3821,1835.3
September 1322,1581,1605.2
September 1221,8351,1415.2
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

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