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30 Effingham County residents in their thirties test positive for COVID-19

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As of August 9, there have been 30 Effingham County residents in their thirties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 644 residents in their thirties in the county who had been tested, meaning that four percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through August 9, there have been 155 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 95,5831552.8
August 85,5171502.7
August 75,4001392.6
August 65,2541292.5
August 55,1231182.3
August 45,0631192.4
August 35,0011162.3
August 24,9261132.3
August 14,818952.0
July 314,726831.8

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