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Sunday, June 1, 2025

On August 18, no African American residents of DuPage County had COVID-19 tests return positive

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On August 18, no African American residents of DuPage County had COVID-19 tests return positive, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Since the start of the pandemic, 658 African American residents have tested positive for COVID-19, constituting five percent of the positive cases in DuPage County.

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.

Total testing positive by race
RaceNumber TestedNumber Positive
White80036
Hispanic11219
Asian721
African American410
Others1,46863

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