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Tuesday, April 22, 2025

8 Douglas County residents in their fifties test positive for COVID-19

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As of May 16, there have been eight Douglas County residents in their fifties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 81 residents in their fifties in the county who had been tested, meaning that nine percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through May 16, there have been 23 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 %
May 16
516
23
4.5
May 15
497
22
4.4
May 14
373
22
5.9
May 13
350
22
6.3
May 12
317
20
6.3
May 11
314
20
6.4
May 10
303
20
6.6
May 9
288
20
6.9
May 8
283
20
7.1
May 7
274
20
7.3

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