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1 Knox County resident in sixties tests positive for COVID-19 on May 12

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One Knox County resident in his or her sixties tested positive for COVID-19 on May 12, according to numbers being reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

In total, there have been 10 positive cases reported in Knox County among residents in their sixties, accounting for 13 percent of all cases in the county. Through May 12, Knox County has reported a total of 77 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 %
2020-05-121,116776.9%
2020-05-111,077757%
2020-05-101,002737.3%
2020-05-09893718%
2020-05-08846698.2%
2020-05-07776638.1%
2020-05-06714618.5%
2020-05-05706567.9%
2020-05-04679568.2%
2020-05-02629518.1%

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