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Monday, April 21, 2025

No Knox County residents 80 or older test positive for COVID-19

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As of May 17, there have been no Knox County residents 80 years of age and older who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Through May 17, there have been 87 confirmed COVID-19 cases and no deaths from the coronavirus in Knox 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 Knox County
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
May 171,342876.5
May 161,320866.5
May 151,298846.5
May 141,229796.4
May 131,158796.8
May 121,116776.9
May 111,077757.0
May 101,002737.3
May 9893718.0
May 8846698.2

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