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

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As of May 26, 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 151 residents in their sixties in the county who had been tested, meaning that 12 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through May 26, there have been 141 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 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
May 1791212213.4

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