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Monday, April 21, 2025

340 Will County residents 80 or older test positive for COVID-19

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As of May 23, there have been 340 Will 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 2,047 residents 80 and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 16 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through May 23, there have been 5,012 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 257 deaths from the coronavirus in Will 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 Will County
Date
Total Tested
Total Positive
Positive %
May 23
34,548
5,012
14.5
May 22
33,249
4,929
14.8
May 21
30,274
4,797
15.8
May 20
29,321
4,694
16.0
May 19
27,152
4,560
16.8
May 18
26,565
4,455
16.8
May 17
25,633
4,388
17.1
May 16
24,904
4,312
17.3
May 15
24,095
4,277
17.8
May 14
22,891
4,090
17.9

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