As of July 16, there have been 12 Douglas County residents in their sixties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
There have been 435 residents in their sixties in the county who had been tested, meaning that two percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through July 16, there have been 66 confirmed COVID-19 cases and no deaths from the coronavirus in Douglas 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 Douglas County
| Date | Total Tested | Total Positive | Positive % |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 16 | 2,292 | 66 | 2.9 |
| July 15 | 2,214 | 62 | 2.8 |
| July 14 | 2,153 | 61 | 2.8 |
| July 13 | 2,147 | 61 | 2.8 |
| July 12 | 2,146 | 61 | 2.8 |
| July 11 | 2,129 | 61 | 2.9 |
| July 10 | 2,055 | 55 | 2.7 |
| July 9 | 2,024 | 55 | 2.7 |
| July 8 | 1,981 | 54 | 2.7 |
| July 7 | 1,927 | 54 | 2.8 |
