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1 Johnson County resident in sixties tests positive for COVID-19 on Aug. 19

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

In total, there have been 13 positive cases reported in Johnson County among residents in their sixties, accounting for 15.1 percent of all cases in the county. Through August 19, Johnson County has reported a total of 86 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, 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 Johnson County
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
2020-08-191,698865.1%
2020-08-181,655814.9%
2020-08-171,637794.8%
2020-08-161,606784.9%
2020-08-151,581774.9%
2020-08-141,557764.9%
2020-08-131,534714.6%
2020-08-121,515704.6%
2020-08-111,493714.8%
2020-08-101,485694.6%

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