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2 Macoupin County residents under 20 test positive for COVID-19 on Aug. 19

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Two Macoupin County residents under 20 years of age 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 35 positive cases reported in Macoupin County among residents under 20, accounting for 13.5 percent of all cases in the county. Through August 19, Macoupin County has reported a total of 260 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, three 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 Macoupin County
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
2020-08-1912,4042602.1%
2020-08-1812,1312522.1%
2020-08-1712,0512452%
2020-08-1611,7182412.1%
2020-08-1511,5512352%
2020-08-1411,3662222%
2020-08-1311,1102091.9%
2020-08-1210,9302001.8%
2020-08-1110,7171821.7%
2020-08-1010,6231811.7%

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