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22 Knox County residents 80 or older test positive for COVID-19

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As of September 12, there have been 22 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.

There have been 1,132 residents 80 and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that one percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through September 12, there have been 521 confirmed COVID-19 cases and three 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 %
September 1214,1865213.7
September 1114,0335113.6
September 1013,8675063.6
September 913,7705053.7
September 813,7204983.6
September 713,6044973.7
September 613,4684973.7
September 513,1204843.7
September 412,9194833.7
September 312,6304683.7

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