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Tuesday, May 13, 2025

1 Coles County resident in fifties tests positive for COVID-19 on May 18

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One Coles County resident in his or her fifties tested positive for COVID-19 on May 18, according to numbers being reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

In total, there have been 11 positive cases reported in Coles County among residents in their fifties, accounting for 12.9 percent of all cases in the county. Through May 18, Coles County has reported a total of 85 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, five 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 %
2020-05-181,625855.2%
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%

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