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Tuesday, June 24, 2025

9 Knox County residents in their fifties test positive for COVID-19 on Oct. 7

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Nine Knox County residents in their fifties tested positive for COVID-19 on October 7, according to numbers being reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

In total, there have been 125 positive cases reported in Knox County among residents in their fifties, accounting for 15.7 percent of all cases in the county. Through October 7, Knox County has reported a total of 796 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, four 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 %
2020-10-0719,1827964.1%
2020-10-0618,9187734.1%
2020-10-0418,6517614.1%
2020-10-0318,4067494.1%
2020-10-0218,3127444.1%
2020-10-0118,1517184%
2020-09-3017,9607043.9%
2020-09-2917,8086803.8%
2020-09-2817,6266723.8%
2020-09-2717,5566703.8%

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