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

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As of August 3, there have been no Effingham 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 August 3, there have been 116 confirmed COVID-19 cases and one death from the coronavirus in Effingham 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 Effingham County
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
August 35,0011162.3
August 24,9261132.3
August 14,818952.0
July 314,726831.8
July 304,618811.8
July 294,516731.6
July 284,443671.5
July 274,374681.6
July 264,279591.4
July 254,240591.4

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