South Central Reporter

As of May 18, 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 233 residents in their fifties in the county who had been tested, meaning that two percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through May 18, there have been 41 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 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
May 11	810	39	4.8
May 10	802	38	4.7
May 9	782	38	4.9