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Saturday, April 19, 2025

315 Will County residents in their seventies test positive for COVID-19

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As of May 19, there have been 315 Will County residents in their seventies who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 2,448 residents in their seventies in the county who had been tested, meaning that 12 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through May 19, there have been 4,560 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 244 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 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
May 13
22,072
3,973
18.0
May 12
21,407
3,896
18.2
May 11
20,324
3,740
18.4
May 10
19,787
3,684
18.6

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