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Tuesday, June 17, 2025

6 Macoupin County residents 80 or older test positive for COVID-19

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As of August 16, there have been six Macoupin County residents 80 years of age and older who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 1,234 residents 80 and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 0.5 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through August 16, there have been 241 confirmed COVID-19 cases and three deaths 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
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
August 1611,7182412.1
August 1511,5512352.0
August 1411,3662222.0
August 1311,1102091.9
August 1210,9302001.8
August 1110,7171821.7
August 1010,6231811.7
August 910,5801791.7
August 810,2941701.7
August 710,1011561.5

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