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Galesburg Reporter

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

1 Knox County resident in sixties tests positive for COVID-19 on May 7

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One Knox County resident in his or her sixties tested positive for COVID-19 on May 7, according to numbers being reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

In total, there have been seven positive cases reported in Knox County among residents in their sixties, accounting for 11.1 percent of all cases in the county. Through May 7, Knox County has reported a total of 63 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, 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 Knox County
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
2020-05-07776638.1%
2020-05-06714618.5%
2020-05-05706567.9%
2020-05-04679568.2%
2020-05-02629518.1%
2020-04-30575468%
2020-04-29502418.2%
2020-04-283493610.3%
2020-04-273433610.5%
2020-04-263263611%

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