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1 DeKalb County resident in fifties tests positive for COVID-19 on May 14

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One DeKalb County resident in his or her fifties tested positive for COVID-19 on May 14, according to numbers being reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

In total, there have been 44 positive cases reported in DeKalb County among residents in their fifties, accounting for 20.3 percent of all cases in the county. Through May 14, DeKalb County has reported a total of 217 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, two 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 DeKalb County
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
2020-05-142,01321710.8%
2020-05-131,91221111%
2020-05-121,79820311.3%
2020-05-111,62518311.3%
2020-05-101,56317711.3%
2020-05-091,49717011.4%
2020-05-081,41016011.3%
2020-05-071,31014911.4%
2020-05-061,23214111.4%
2020-05-051,14113211.6%

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