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Wednesday, May 14, 2025

2 Coles County residents 80 or older test positive for COVID-19 on May 17

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Two Coles County residents 80 years of age and older tested positive for COVID-19 on May 17, according to numbers being reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

In total, there have been 16 positive cases reported in Coles County among residents 80 and older, accounting for 19.8 percent of all cases in the county. Through May 17, Coles County has reported a total of 81 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, four 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 Coles County
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
2020-05-171,485815.5%
2020-05-161,363735.4%
2020-05-151,210675.5%
2020-05-14844627.3%
2020-05-13722628.6%
2020-05-125425810.7%
2020-05-11511418%
2020-05-10465245.2%
2020-05-09454235.1%
2020-05-08441225%

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