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Wednesday, November 6, 2024

1 Effingham County resident in sixties tests positive for COVID-19 on Sept. 29

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One Effingham County resident in his or her sixties tested positive for COVID-19 on September 29, according to numbers being reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

In total, there have been 127 positive cases reported in Effingham County among residents in their sixties, accounting for 14.4 percent of all cases in the county. Through September 29, Effingham County has reported a total of 879 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, two 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 Effingham County
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
2020-09-2911,9948797.3%
2020-09-2811,9348727.3%
2020-09-2711,8648707.3%
2020-09-2611,8128657.3%
2020-09-2511,6778587.3%
2020-09-2411,5028487.4%
2020-09-2311,2928367.4%
2020-09-2211,2198347.4%
2020-09-2111,1008257.4%
2020-09-2011,0468207.4%

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