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Wednesday, May 14, 2025

24 Jasper County residents 80 or older test positive for COVID-19

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As of May 15, there have been 24 Jasper 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 81 residents 80 and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 29 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through May 15, there have been 45 confirmed COVID-19 cases and seven deaths from the coronavirus in Jasper 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 Jasper County
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
May 153204514.1
May 143004515.0
May 132584517.4
May 122544618.1
May 112544618.1
May 102544618.1
May 92524618.3
May 82504618.4
May 72454618.8
May 62394619.2

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