South Central Reporter

As of May 26, 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 355 residents in their fifties in the county who had been tested, meaning that one percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through May 26, there have been 42 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.

Date	Total Tested	Total Positive	Positive %
May 26	2,310	42	1.8
May 25	2,267	41	1.8
May 24	2,256	41	1.8
May 23	2,242	41	1.8
May 22	2,049	41	2.0
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