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Friday, July 18, 2025

6 Shelby County residents in their fifties test positive for COVID-19

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As of July 26, there have been six Shelby 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 395 residents in their fifties in the county who had been tested, meaning that one percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through July 26, there have been 38 confirmed COVID-19 cases and one death from the coronavirus in Shelby 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 Shelby County
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
July 262,663381.4
July 252,613361.4
July 242,585341.3
July 232,535321.3
July 222,465311.3
July 212,429291.2
July 202,407291.2
July 192,377291.2
July 182,352271.1
July 172,312271.2

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