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6 Macoupin County residents in their fifties test positive for COVID-19

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As of May 21, there have been six Macoupin County residents in their fifties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 307 residents in their fifties in the county who had been tested, meaning that two percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through May 21, there have been 40 confirmed COVID-19 cases and one death from the coronavirus in Macoupin 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 Macoupin County
Date
Total Tested
Total Positive
Positive %
May 21
2,023
40
2.0
May 20
1,788
41
2.3
May 19
1,626
42
2.6
May 18
1,598
41
2.6
May 17
1,551
41
2.6
May 16
1,519
41
2.7
May 15
1,281
41
3.2
May 14
1,088
41
3.8
May 13
904
39
4.3
May 12
861
39
4.5

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