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Wednesday, June 25, 2025

1 Knox County resident 80 or older tests positive for COVID-19 on Sept. 22

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One Knox County resident 80 years of age and older tested positive for COVID-19 on September 22, according to numbers being reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

In total, there have been 26 positive cases reported in Knox County among residents 80 and older, accounting for 4.2 percent of all cases in the county. Through September 22, Knox County has reported a total of 613 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, three 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 %
2020-09-2216,5176133.7%
2020-09-2116,4676053.7%
2020-09-2016,2245983.7%
2020-09-1915,9505813.6%
2020-09-1815,6495653.6%
2020-09-1715,4125523.6%
2020-09-1615,0565483.6%
2020-09-1514,7525383.6%
2020-09-1414,5785273.6%
2020-09-1314,4555253.6%

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