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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

9 Richland County residents in their sixties test positive for COVID-19

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As of August 31, there have been nine Richland County residents in their sixties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 452 residents in their sixties in the county who had been tested, meaning that two percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through August 31, there have been 63 confirmed COVID-19 cases and three deaths from the coronavirus in Richland 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 Richland County
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
August 313,485631.8
August 303,456621.8
August 293,401621.8
August 283,376601.8
August 273,325581.7
August 263,318581.7
August 253,288581.8
August 243,225541.7
August 233,163531.7
August 223,153531.7

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