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19 Union County residents in their sixties test positive for COVID-19

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As of May 27, there have been 19 Union County residents in their sixties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 162 residents in their sixties in the county who had been tested, meaning that 11 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through May 27, there have been 143 confirmed COVID-19 cases and seven deaths from the coronavirus in Union 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 Union County
Date
Total Tested
Total Positive
Positive %
May 27
1,133
143
12.6
May 26
1,094
141
12.9
May 25
1,087
141
13.0
May 24
1,077
139
12.9
May 23
1,067
138
12.9
May 22
1,056
136
12.9
May 21
1,021
124
12.1
May 20
999
124
12.4
May 19
944
122
12.9
May 18
928
122
13.1

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