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15 Union County residents in their twenties test positive for COVID-19

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As of May 27, there have been 15 Union County residents in their twenties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 136 residents in their twenties 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
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
May 271,13314312.6
May 261,09414112.9
May 251,08714113.0
May 241,07713912.9
May 231,06713812.9
May 221,05613612.9
May 211,02112412.1
May 2099912412.4
May 1994412212.9
May 1892812213.1

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