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Wednesday, May 14, 2025

62 DeKalb County residents in their twenties test positive for COVID-19

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As of May 19, there have been 62 DeKalb County residents in their twenties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 426 residents in their twenties in the county who had been tested, meaning that 14 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through May 19, there have been 268 confirmed COVID-19 cases and four deaths from the coronavirus in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
May 192,52826810.6
May 182,41626210.8
May 172,32025110.8
May 162,21723910.8
May 152,11522910.8
May 142,01321710.8
May 131,91221111.0
May 121,79820311.3
May 111,62518311.3
May 101,56317711.3

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